The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party deepened on Wednesday as the Senator representing Kaduna South, Sunday Marshall Katung, announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress.
Katung’s decision was formally communicated in a letter read on the floor of the Senate by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.
In the letter, the lawmaker said the PDP had become fractured and no longer reflected the aspirations of the people who elected him into office.
He told his colleagues that internal divisions within the party had weakened its capacity to provide credible leadership and direction.
According to Katung, “the party has become fractured and no longer meets the yearnings and aspirations of my constituents.” He added that the prevailing political situation in the country informed his decision to seek a new platform.
The senator further stated that “evolving political realities” had convinced him that the All Progressives Congress offered a more secure and progressive future for him and the people of Kaduna South.
His defection comes amid a wave of high profile exits from the PDP, raising fresh concerns about the party’s internal cohesion and its ability to retain key political figures ahead of future electoral contests.
