Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- A member of the House of Representatives, Ojotu Ojema, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The defection was announced during Tuesday's plenary, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu.

Just before the announcement, the House had suspended its rules to allow the Deputy Governor of Benue State to enter the chamber and observe the proceedings.

Reading from a letter addressed to the Speaker, Mr Kalu said Mr Ojema, who chairs the House Committee on Inland Waterways and represents (Apa/Agatu constituency of Benue state), cited unresolved internal crises and leadership tussles within the PDP as reasons for his defection.

"I wish to formally notify the Ho...