reti Kingibe, senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT), says she has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Kingibe said her
defection was a deliberate move and would be formalised with “fanfare”.
“I’m totally and completely committed to ADC,” she said.
“But obviously, as the senator representing the federal
capital territory, don’t expect me to just take a lunch break and go and
collect card. I want to do so with noise and fanfare.”
When asked if she was satisfied with the leadership of ADC
and the coalition she’s joining, the senator said the party is still evolving
.
“It’s something that is evolving. So you cannot say while
your child is still crawling that you are not happy with how he’s going to run.
You wait. We are growing,” she said.
Responding to concerns that her defection might cost her the
senate seat based on constitutional provisions, Kingibe said the Labour Party
is currently split into two factions — a situation which, she argued, legally
allows her to move.
“I ask you to please read the constitution. There are two
factions clear of Labour Party. The perfect definition that the constitution
gives for somebody to decamp without penalty,” she said.
“So you say I should stay in Labour Party. Which faction of
Labour Party do you want me to stay in?
“There are two clear distinct ones. Even INEC got two sets
of results and candidates, though they didn’t accept any. There’s no question
of that.
“Even the time when we didn’t have two clear factions, did
you see anybody implementing it?
“But I do follow the law. And if there were not two distinct
factions of Labour Party, I would not presume to decamp, because that is
unconstitutional. But they are.
“And this is the definition that the constitution gave why
it would be okay to decamp to anywhere I wanted to go to. I just chose ADC.”
Kingibe was one of the several prominent Nigerian political
figures spotted at the unveiling of ADC as the platform of the opposition
coalition in Abuja on July 2.
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