Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, said on Tuesday that he heeded the calls of members of his constituency to dump the Peoples Democratic Party.
He also claimed that certain developments in the Sokoto State chapter of the PDP suggested that he could no longer continue to be a PDP member.
He spoke in a brief remark at Tuesday's plenary to formally declare his defection to the All Progressives Congress.
"Based on the provision of the 1999 Constitution, and having regards to the development of PDP in my own state, Sokoto State, I hereby announce my membership with the All Progressives Congress.
"Let me register my profound appreciation to all of you my colleagues for the unflinching support you have continued to extend to me for the overall national interest and development of our democracy.
"May almighty God continue to guide us all", he told members.
The defection ended months of speculation over Tambuwal's political future.
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