On Tuesday, eight members of the House of Representatives officially switched political parties.
Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker, read separate letters of defection on the floor of the House during plenary to announce the defections.
This comes after the plenary session started again after the Easter break.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost five members, the Labour Party lost one member who went to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost two members.
Kalu said that the defections across party lines show that Nigeria is not becoming a one-party state.
“This is to let the country know that no party is being held back. People are switching from the minority party to the majority party and then back again. He said, “This is the beauty of democracy.”
Thaddeus Attah, who represents the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State, left the Labour Party for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
He said he made the choice because of the long-standing leadership crisis in the LP.
Abubakar Abdul from Niger State switched from the PDP to the APC, Yakubu Noma from Kebbi State switched from the PDP to the ADC, and Ibrahim Mohammed from Kebbi State switched from the PDP to the APC.
Mudashiru Alani (Ayedire/Iwo/Ola-Oluwa) and Adetunji Olusoji (Odo-Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe) left the PDP in Osun State to join the Accord Party.
According to Naija News, David Fuoh (Taraba) left the APC for the PDP, and Bashir Zubair (Kaduna) joined the ADC from the APC.
Even after the most recent changes, the APC still has more members in the House.
In the meantime, the House put off its plenary session until Wednesday in memory of Hassan Danjuma, a Kano lawmaker who died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 66.
