A member of the House of Representatives from Katsina State, Ibrahim Murtala, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Murtala, who is representing Matazu/ Musawa Federal Constituency, announced his defection in a letter read by the Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on the floor of the house on Tuesday.
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In the letter, Murtala said that he wished to inform the house and the general public that he was no longer a card-carrying member of the APC.
The lawmaker said he would from now pursue his political career under the umbrella of the PDP.
