Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- There was a heated argument among senators on Wednesday following the defection of Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Nwoko officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on 30 January, through a letter addressed to the chairman of his ward, Ward 8 in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.

During Wednesday's plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Mr Nwoko's letter announcing his defection. The announcement, however, triggered intense debate among lawmakers.

The controversy revolved around Section 68(g) of the Nigerian Constitution, which stipulates that a lawmaker can only switch parties without losing their ...