Five members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo state has dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.
The speaker of the House announced that Nine members from the Peoples Democratic Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance and Action Alliance have defected to the APC.
The lawmakers who defected are Arthur Egwim (Ideato North) from AA; Chyna Iwuanyanwu(Nwangele), PDP; Chidiebere Ogbunikpa(Okigwe), PDP; Obinna Okwara(Nkwerre), AA; and Paul Emeziem (Onuimo) PDP.
Others are Ekene Nnodimele (Orsu) APGA, Johnson Duru (Ideato South), AA; Ngozi Obiefule (Isu) AA; and Heclus Okorocha (Ohaji/Egbema)PDP.
The speaker, Collins Chiji, read their letters of defection on Tuesday