{"id":103970,"date":"2023-12-13T20:10:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T19:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-crisis-lawmaker-makes-u-turn-returns-to-pdp-after-defection"},"modified":"2023-12-13T22:19:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T21:19:45","slug":"rivers-crisis-lawmaker-makes-u-turn-returns-to-pdp-after-defection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-crisis-lawmaker-makes-u-turn-returns-to-pdp-after-defection","title":{"rendered":"Rivers crisis: Lawmaker makes U-turn, returns to PDP after defection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Linda Somari Stewart, one of the Rivers State House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, has made a U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart, who represents Okrika in the State Assembly, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after defecting to the APC with other members of the House.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that 27 state lawmakers believed to be loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, had defected to the APC.<\/p>\n<p>Following their defection, the Speaker of the House declared their seats vacant.<\/p>\n<p>The development followed the face-off between Wike and his successor, Governor Sim Fubara.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Linda Somari Stewart, one of the Rivers State House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, has made a U-turn. Stewart, who represents Okrika in the State Assembly, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after defecting to the APC with other members of the House. 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