Nigeria, March 12 -- The Senate on Thursday threatened that the Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, could lose his seat if he does not reconsider his resignation from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Mr Abaribe, a vocal opposition figure in the chamber, announced his resignation from APGA in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary.

In the letter, the lawmaker said he was defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), due to an irreconcilable leadership crisis within his former party. ADC was adopted by some opposition leaders in the country to run for elective positions in the 2027 elections.

However, some senators, including the Deputy Senate President...