The political in-road gained by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections in Lagos State is fast dissipating as six of the party’s eight lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers conveyed their decision to defect in a letter addressed to the Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, and read at a plenary by the acting Clerk of the assembly, Mr. Azeez Sanni.
Before their defection, the PDP had eight out of the 40 lawmakers in the assembly, representing about 20 per cent. But with the defection of six lawmakers, only two lawmakers are left in the fold of the opposition
The letter of defection, which the clerk presented at the plenary yesterday, named the defected lawmakers: Hon. Mosunmola Sangodara from Surulere II, Hon. Fatai Oluwa from Ajeromi Ifelodun II, Hon. Dayo Famakinwa from Ajeromi Ifelodun I, Hon. Hakeem Sokunle from Oshodi-Isolo II, Hon. Jude Idimogwu from Oshodi-Isolo I and Hon. Akeem Bello.
