Nigeria, Jan. 8 -- A member of the House of Representatives from Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere, on Wednesday, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action Peoples Party (APP).

Mr Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato North and South Federal Constituency, joined the APP at his country home in Akokwa Community in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State.

Speaking during the event, the federal lawmaker explained that he defected to the APP from the PDP because of an "unending crisis" in the party.

He accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, of being responsible for the crisis in the PDP.

"So what is the point I'm making; that from the day one we started with PDP to this afternoon, we ...