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Two Akwa Ibom Senators Dump PDP For APC

Two Akwa Ibom Senators Dump PDP For APC
  • PublishedJuly 23, 2025

Two Senators from Akwa Ibom State have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Senators are Sampson Ekong, senator representing Akwa Ibom south, and Aniekan Bassey, the Akwa Ibom north-east.

Their letters of defection was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Wednesday’s plenary.

The two Akwa Ibom Senators, according to the letters read by Akpabio, cited the leadership crisis rocking the PDP as their reasons for rejecting the party.