Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- Senator representing Bauchi North in the senate Kaila Dahuwa Samaila, Bauchi North, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from his Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In a letter written to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read in plenary on Tuesday, Senator Kaila, while citing the unending crisis in PDP as the major reason for his defection, said his decision to leave the PDP was driven by the party's internal challenges, which had "gravely constrained" his ability to serve his constituents effectively.

The letter read in part, "The Peoples Democratic Party have gravely constrained my ability to discharge my constitutional responsibilities effectively and in good conscien...