No fewer than 27 out 32 members of the Rivers State Assembly have defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers announced their defection in a group photograph where they are seen holding APC flag.
They cited division within the PDP as the primary reason for their defection.
The development has heightened the crisis between the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and lawmakers loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike.
