Nigeria, March 16 -- A former member of the House of Representatives, Patty Etete, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), weeks after stepping down as a senior legislative aide to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio.

Mr Etete announced his resignation from the APC in a letter dated 14 March, addressed to the APC chairman of Ward 1 in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

In the letter, the former lawmaker said unresolved differences within the APC compelled his decision to quit the party with "immediate effect".

"Due to unresolved differences, including interference, exclusion, and strange experiences within the party, I hereby resign from the APC with i...