Nigeria, April 4 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured complete dominance of the Gombe State House of Assembly following the defection of the last Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker in the legislature, Yakubu Daniel.

Mr Daniel, who represents Billiri East Constituency, officially joined the APC on Saturday, ending the PDP's presence in the Assembly and consolidating the ruling party's hold on legislative affairs in the state.

His defection follows a series of earlier crossovers by opposition lawmakers, including members of the minority leadership, who had previously defected to the APC.

Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, while receiving the lawmaker into the party, described the development as a reflection of growing confiden...