Senator Ireti Kingibe has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Kingibe, who represents the, Federal Capital (FCT), speaking to journalists in a viral video seen by The Nation, said he has chosen ADC because of the division in the Labour Party (LP).
She said her formal defection would be marked with fanfare at the appropriate time.
Responding to a question, Kingibe said: “I’m totally and completely committed to ADC. But obviously, as the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, don’t expect me to just take a lunch break and go and collect card. I want to do so with noise and fanfare.”
When asked if she was satisfied with the leadership of ADC and the coalition she was joining, she said, “It’s something that is evolving. So you cannot say while your child is still crawling that you are not happy with how he’s going to run. You wait. We are growing.”
Responding to concerns that her defection might cost her the senate seat based on constitutional provisions, Kingibe said the Labour Party has since been split into two factions, a situation which, she argued, legally allowed her to move.
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