Six members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives from Rivers State have dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers announced their defection via a letter read by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary in Abuja on Wednesday, December 23, 2025.
The lawmakers include Dumnamere Dekor (Khana/Gokana federal constituency), Solomon Bob (Abua/Odual and Ahoada east federal constituency), Hart Cyril (Degema/Bonny federal constituency), Victor Obuzor (Ahoada west/Ogba-Egbema/Ndoni federal constituency), Blessing Amadi (Port Harcourt II federal constituency) and Felix Nweke (Eleme/Oyigbo/Tai federal constituency).
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Their defection follows that of Rivers State Governor Siminalyi Fubara, who defected to the APC on December 5, 2025.
A week before the governor’s defection, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 15 other members had dumped the PDP for the APC.
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