Ireti Kingibe dumps Labour Party for ADC

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Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT), says she has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general election.

Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Kingibe said her defection was a deliberate move and would be formalised with “fanfare”.

“I’m totally and completely committed to ADC,” she said.“But obviously, as the senator representing the federal capital territory, don’t expect me to just take a lunch break and go and collect card. I want to do so with noise and fanfare.”

When asked if she was satisfied with the leadership of ADC and the coalition she’s joining, the senator said the party is still evolving
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“It’s something that is evolving. So you cannot say while your child is still crawling that you are not happy with how he’s going to run. You wait. We are growing,” she said.

Responding to concerns that her defection might cost her the senate seat based on constitutional provisions, Kingibe said the Labour Party is currently split into two factions — a situation which, she argued, legally allows her to move. Thecable