The All Progressives Congress (APC) intends to sue its National Assembly members, threatening to leave the party before the election in 2023.
If the MPs choose to leave the party, the ruling party will take the action of suspending them.
Anaedoonline.ng knows that several MPs in the ruling party may declare their defection when the National Assembly reconvenes on Tuesday.
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After failing to win the party’s nomination during the primary elections, the MPs had expressed their disappointment.
The disgruntled MPs were encouraged to stay in the party by President Muhammadu Buhari after receiving assurances that their complaints would be handled.
However, the APC NWC stated that the MPs who defected would lose their seats following the meeting.
Eight senators from the party have left for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), and other political parties despite meeting with President Buhari.
In an interview with Arise TV, the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, claimed to be unaware of the MPs’ intentions to leave the party.
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He said, “I am not aware of the defection. It is fake news. This is a political season and not all politicians will accept the outcome of everything.”
The decision to suspend the defecting lawmakers was proposed, according to sources who talked with Daily Sun, by the party leadership.
The sources added that before the proposal could be put into action, President Buhari would need to support it.
A source said, “The plan may, however, hit the rocks, if President Buhari, who is the leader of the party, doesn’t approve the move.”
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According to a different source, the decision was made before to the Osun State governorship election.
But he added that the party’s failure in Osun would put President Buhari under more pressure to approve the plan.
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