Two All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator, Majority Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Adamu Aliero, on Tuesday officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The formal defections of the two APC senators from Kebbi State, were conveyed in two separate letters addressed to the President of Senate Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary on Tuesday
Sen. Aliero and Sen. Abdullahi represent Kebbi Central and Kebbi North Senatorial Districts respectively.
Aliero, a former two-term governor of Kebbi State, served as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In a statement last week, he said those in support of his political ideology were deceived and treated unjustly.
Aliero disclosed that he made efforts to resolve certain issues, including complaining to the national headquarters.