Taraba Speaker, 15 lawmakers dump PDP for APC

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Kizito Bonzena, and 15 other members have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Bonzena announced their resignation from the PDP on behalf of his colleagues on Monday, November 17, 2025.

The speaker said that their decision to move to APC was due to the factionalisation of the PDP at the national level.

He stated that the defectors forwarded their letters to move from the PDP to the APC.

The speaker added that the decision was not personal but for the collective interest of Taraba State.

Bonzena said: “Our people should not misinterpret this decision of ours. It is for the interest of Taraba.

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“We now have all 24 members of the House as APC members.”

He listed the members to include the Deputy Speaker, Hamman-Adama Abdullai (Bali 2 Constituency); Majority Leader Jethro Yakubu (Wukari 1 Constituency); Tafarki Eneme (Kurmi Constituency); Akila Nuhu (Lau Constituency); Musa Chul (Gassol 1 Constituency); and Josiah Yaro (Wukari 2 Constituency).

Others are Tanko Yusuf (Takum 1 Constituency), Veronica Alhassan (Bali 1 Constituency), Anas Shuaibu (Karim Lamido 2 Constituency), Nelson Len (Nguroje Constituency), Umar Adamu (Jalingo 1 Constituency), Joseph Kassong (Yorro Constituency), John Lamba (Takum 2 Constituency), Happy Shonruba (Ardo-Kola Constituency), and Zakari Sanusi (Ibi Constituency).

There is no minority leader in the Assembly, as all 24 members are now in the APC.

The latest development comes ahead of the planned defection of Governor Agbu Kefas to the APC.

The Star