National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Abdulahi Ganduje, alongside the National Working Committee, (NWC), members of the party were at the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday to witness defection of the three Senators from Kebbi State.
This came a few days after Ganduje led the Senators to meet President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa.
Kebbi State chapter of the PDP had immediately summoned an emergency meeting, trying to make the Senators change their mind, but the last minute move failed.
Deputy President of the Senate Jibrin Barau who presided over the plenary welcomed the August visitors.
He after announcing their presence in the Chambers, went further to announce the defection of Senator Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central Senatorial District to the APC.
Also, the former leader of the 9th Senate representing Kebbi North Senatorial District, Yahaya Abdullahi was announced to have defected to the All Progressives Congress.
Senator Garba Maidoki representing Kebbi South Senatorial District also defected in full watch of APC leadership
Both lawmakers, who were of the former Peoples Democratic Party, cited the crisis in their former party as reasons for their defection.
In their formal letters of defection, the Senators said they were convinced that President Bola Tinubu’s 'Renewed Hope Agenda' was working despite daunting challenges of insecurity in the country.