The senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Katung’s defection letter was read at plenary on Wednesday by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.
Katung cited the prolonged leadership crisis in the PDP for his defection, saying that the platform could no longer guarantee his political destiny.
He said he decided following wide consultations with his constituents, adding that it is only the APC that can offer him the platform to continue serving his people.
He said the PDP had become “fractured” and can no longer meet the aspirations of the voters in his constituency.
He also said “evolving political realities” in Nigeria showed that hope for a secure future for himself and his constituents was with the APC.