Senator Ireti Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the National Assembly, has officially announced her resignation from the Labour Party (LP) and declared her defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Kingibe characterized her move as a “calculated and deliberate political decision.”
She stated that her formal induction into the ADC would be celebrated with “noise and fanfare,” emphasizing her full commitment to her new party: “I’m totally and completely committed to ADC… I want to do so with noise and fanfare.”
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When questioned about her confidence in ADC’s leadership and the evolving political coalition she is joining, Kingibe expressed optimism, acknowledging that the party is still in its early stages. “It’s something that is evolving,” she remarked. “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.”
Addressing concerns about whether her defection could lead to her losing her Senate seat based on constitutional provisions, Senator Kingibe argued that the internal crisis and the existence of two distinct factions within the Labour Party legally justify her decision to leave.
She urged people to “read the constitution,” asserting that “The perfect definition that the constitution gives for somebody to decamp without penalty applies in this case.”
She further highlighted, “Even INEC got two sets of results and candidates, though they didn’t accept any. So if you ask me to stay in Labour Party, which faction do you want me to stay in?”
Kingibe maintained that her move was constitutional and rooted in her respect for the rule of law.
“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 the constitution gave why it would be okay to decamp to anywhere I wanted to go. I just chose ADC.”
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