Nigeria, March 31 -- The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State, Chijioke Edeoga, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr Edeoga announced his defection after he was issued with the PDP's membership card at the party's state secretariat in Enugu on Monday.

The former governorship candidate defected alongside other members of the LP.

His defection came exactly two months after some PDP leaders in the state visited and asked him to rejoin the party.

Mr Edeoga joined the LP in August 2022 after he failed to secure the PDP governorship ticket ahead of the 2023 election, which Peter Mbah, now governor, won.

The LP candidate came second in the general election. He subsequently challenged Mr Mbah'...