Nigeria, May 7 -- Four members of the House of Representatives have defected from their respective political parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), in the latest wave of political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, announced the defections during Thursday's plenary while reading separate letters from the lawmakers notifying the chamber of their decisions to leave their former parties.

Among the defectors are Bello El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ADC.

Also joining the ADC from Kaduna state are Suleiman Richifa and Umar Ajilo, both of whom lef...