PDP suffers setback as prominent House of Reps member dumps party for APC, reason emerges

  • There was a mild drama at the House of Representatives as Erhriatake Ibori-Suenu, the daughter of former Delta governor, James Ibori, dumped the PDP and joined the APC’s caucus
  • Mrs Ibori-Suenu announced her defection to the ruling APC in a letter read on the floor of the House on Thursday, December 5
  • Her father, Ibori, served as the governor of Delta from 1999 to 2007 and is believed to have retained his hold on the political structure of the PDP in the state

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

In what could be described as a political fallout, Erhriatake Ibori-Suenu, a member of the House of Representatives who represents the Ethiope federal constituency of Delta state, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).