27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, have reportedly defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
There defrction may not be unconnected with the ongoing political squabble between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his political god father, Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.
The defected legislators are said to be loyal to the FCT minister.
It was gathered that the lawmakers dumped their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC on Monday, December 11, during the sitting of the House.
The lawmakers were seen brandishing the flags of the APC in a group photograph after the sitting.
A member of the Assembly confirmed the defections, saying the House also passed the second reading for the local government amendment law.
