Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern about the increasing number of defections into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), warning that the party is becoming overcrowded and burdened by politicians crossing over from opposition parties.

Mr Ndume, a member of the APC, compared the current situation in the ruling party to an overloaded ship at risk of capsizing.

The senator made these remarks while speaking at the late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture, held in Abuja on Sunday.

"I have warned that the APC is becoming overloaded. And when you overload a ship, especially with mostly empty cargo, it risks capsizing. If it capsizes, the owner of the ship will face a bigger problem.

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