The lawmaker representing Niger South, Senator Peter Jiya, on Tuesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, citing deepening internal disputes within his former party. In the letter, Jiya stated that he had resigned his membership of the PDP with effect from March 10. “I wish to notify you and the Senate that I have resigned my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party effective today,” the letter read. “I am grateful and wish the party well in the future if it can resolve its challenges,” he added. Both Mohammed and Anyanwu emerged from the PDP National Convention held on Sunday night at the velodrome of the National Stadium in Abuja, where members of the NWC were re-elected by consensus following the dissolution of the party’s National Caretaker Committee.

Source: Punch March 31, 2026 13:50 UTC