Buhari in close door with lawmakers midst defection gale

Social media and mainstream media were on Tuesday trending with news on the defection of about 15 Senators and 32 members of the House of Representatives of the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other parties.

The moves by the National Assembly lawmakers, according to political analysts was a masterstroke that could end the dominance of the APC as the ruling party in the country, but such insinuations have been dismissed by the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who claimed that he wouldn’t lose sleep over the defection of people he said lack electoral values and moles in the party.

Sources within the national leadership of the party who described the defection as a blessing in disguised, however agreed that it would take the party time to bounce back.

Hinting that the APC were expecting more persons to decamp from the party when the national assembly reconvenes on Tuesday, September 25 asked the leadership of the PDP not to rejoice over their new entrants as there will soon be impulsion of PDP members to APC.

Infonet9ja.com gathered that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday meet with members of Parliamentary Support Group of the Upper Chamber Chapter at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Members of the group will be on solidarity visit to the president and will use the opportunity to show their loyalty to the president.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the meeting between the President and the senators is part of the president’s engagement with critical stakeholders to build synergy and consensus on national issues.

Buhari had on June 20, met with members of the Parliamentary Support Group, House of Representatives chapter, where members renewed their support to the president.(NAN)