A member of the Labour Party (LP) caucus in the house of representatives, Etanabene Benedict, has claimed that many of his colleagues are considering defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Benedict stated this on Friday, when he featured on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television.
Four members of the Labour Party had on Thursday in the lower legislative chamber joined the APC.
The lawmakers attributed their defections to the crisis within the party.
The LP had expressed discontent over the defections, saying it would take legal action against the lawmakers.
The party said it would ask Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, to declare the seat of the lawmakers vacant.
Benedict, who represents the Okpe/Sapele/Uvwie federal constituency of Delta, said the legislators defected to the APC as a strategy ahead of the 2027 general election.
He said the lawmakers were not confident of winning reelection in 2027 under the LP platform.
