{"id":199284,"date":"2026-04-22T18:12:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/senate-minority-whip-osita-ngwu-dumps-pdp-joins-apc"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:19:24","slug":"senate-minority-whip-osita-ngwu-dumps-pdp-joins-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senate-minority-whip-osita-ngwu-dumps-pdp-joins-apc","title":{"rendered":"Senate Minority Whip, Osita Ngwu dumps PDP, joins APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Senator Osita Ngwu, the Senate Minority Whip and representative of Enugu West Senatorial District, has officially defected from the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Ngwu\u2019s defection letter was read on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>His defection has now reduced the number of PDP senators in the Red Chamber to 6.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Senator Osita Ngwu, the Senate Minority Whip and representative of Enugu West Senatorial District, has officially defected from the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ngwu\u2019s defection letter was read on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. 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