Akpabio, Moro at loggerhead over senators’ defections

Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South), on Wednesday exchanged words over the continuous defection of lawmakers from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The argument followed the defection of Senator Kelvin Chukwu (Enugu East) from the Labour Party, LP, to the APC.

Chukwu had said that his decision was due to the collapse of internal democracy and lack of cohesion within his former party.

DAILY POST reports that after reading Senator Chukwu’s letter, Akpabio taunted the opposition, saying he was no longer worried about their dwindling numbers.

“If they like, let them all move here. Your decision to leave a tattered house is accepted,” Akpabio said, urging opposition parties to organize themselves and noted that all the political parties are in tatters.

Responding, Senator Abba Moro said, “Mr. President, with due respect, you are the Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. No matter the number that are here, we are capable of holding our own.”

The Benue Senator also expressed concern about the rising number of defections, saying the Senate was becoming too full, and wished Senator Chukwu well in his new party.

“He came here on the Obedient movement, on a sympathy vote, but that’s a story for another day,” he said.