Year in Review: 6 high-profile defections that shook Nigeria's political scene in 2022

  • The Nigerian political scene was hit with a lot of defection in the year 2022 as expected by political enthusiasts
  • The penultimate year of election in Nigeria is usually dominated by defections and litigations in the court of law
  • However, the year 2022 has since witnessed one of the biggest impacts of defection since the beginning of democracy in 1999

The year 2022 is winding up gradually and the Nigerian political scene has been filled with a lot of controversies, intrigues, and razzmatazz.

Nigerian politicians have been a major highlight of events this year, no wonder a famous comedian ‘Acappela’ in one of his comedy sketches said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state had the biggest hit track for the year 2022 with his famous hilarious chorus titled “As e dey pain them, ego dey sweet us”.