Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Kizito Bonzena, has announced his resignation as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the defection of Governor Agbu Kefas.
He also said 15 other PDP House of Assembly members have forwarded their letters to defect from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The members who forwarded their resignation letters included Deputy Speaker, Hamman Adama Abdullai (Bali 2 Constituency); Majority Leader, Jethro Yakubu (Wukari 1 Constituency); Tafarki Eneme (Kurmi Constituency); Akila Nuhu (Lau Constituency); Musa Chul (Gassol 1 Constituency); and Josiah Yaro (Wukari 2 Constituency).
Others are Tanko Yusuf (Takum 1 Constituency), Veronica Alhassan (Bali 1 Constituency), Anas Shuaibu (Karim Lamido 2 Constituency), Nelson Len (Nguroje Constituency), Umar Adamu (Jalingo 1 Constituency), Joseph Kassong (Yorro Constituency), John Lamba (Takum 2 Constituency), Happy Shonruba (Ardo-Kola Constituency) and Zakari Sanusi (Ibi Constituency).
The speaker further stated that the decision to resign his membership of the PDP was not personal, but for the interest of Taraba State.
Hon. Bonzena, however, urged his supporters not to misinterpret the decision as it was in the best interest of the state.
He disclosed that with the development, all the 24 members of the House are now members of the APC.
Former speaker of the House and member representing Mbamnga Constituency, Peter Diah, welcomed the speaker and other members into his party, the APC.
