The Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Wesley Bathiya, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside 14 other lawmakers.
The Speaker made the announcement during plenary on Wednesday, presenting letters of resignation from the affected members.
After concluding legislative business, he called for order and read the letters of withdrawal one after another, confirming their exit from the ruling party.
The development comes amid growing political speculation over a possible move by Governor Umaru Fintiri away from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC), although no official confirmation has been made.
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One of the defecting lawmakers, Mahmud Kallamu, chairman of the House Committee on Information, described the move as strategic. An APC lawmaker, speaking on the sidelines, said the party would welcome the defectors if they choose to join.
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