Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- A fresh wave of defections hit the House of Representatives, as six lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) on Thursday announced their move to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, disclosed the defections during plenary after reading separate letters submitted by the lawmakers.

Five defectors are from Enugu State, while one represents Plateau State.

Those who switched allegiance to the APC are Daniel Ago (LP, Plateau), Chidi Obetta (PDP, Enugu), Anayo Onwuegbu (PDP, Enugu), Dennis Agbo (PDP, Enugu), Martins George (PDP, Enugu), and Nnaji Nnolim (PDP, Enugu).

In their letters to the speaker, the lawmakers cited "irreconcilable diff...