Joshua Chinedu Obika, the lawmaker representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency in the Federal Capital Territory, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and decamped to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Obika’s latest move was reported to have come barely two months after he joined the APC from the Labour Party (LP) on March 11, 2026.
The earlier switch to the ruling party was said to be aimed at securing a return ticket for the 2027 general elections.
Obika however, failed to clinch the APC nomination. He was reportedly denied the party’s ticket to run for a second term in the House of Representatives.
The lawmaker has now joined the NDC after the development. Obika is expected to get automatic ticket in NDC to contest for re-election.
It is a move that mirrors the growing realignments ahead of the general elections in 2027 as politicians reposition across party lines in search of viable platforms.
In other news, the Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Tony Nwoye, the Senate Minority Whip has defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the NDC.
Nwoye announced his defection in a letter read during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, Naija News reports.
The senator said in the letter the decision was driven by the ongoing internal crisis and legal battles affecting the ADC.
“I write to formally notify you of my resignation from the African Democratic Congress and my intention to defect to the Nigerian Democratic Congress,” Nwoye said.
