Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- A member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna State, Amos Mogaji, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Mogaji's defection was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, on the floor of the House on Tuesday.

The lawmaker, who represents Zangon Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, cited division in the PDP as the reason for his decision to leave the party.

He said the party is grappling with division at both the national and ward levels, adding that all efforts to address the problem have proven abortive.

While members of the ruling party were congratulating Mr Mogaji for joining their party, the minority...