Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State was at the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, to witness the defection of three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Kaduna lawmakers whose defections were announced by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen during plenary include Abdulkarim Hussain Mohammed, Aliyu Mustapha Abdullahi and Sadiq Ango Abdullahi.

Uba Sani alongside members of the entourage was ushered into the chamber after the House suspended its rule to allow him witness the session.

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Speaker Abbas announced to the House that the governor was in the chamber to witness the defections of the PDP lawmakers.

The lawmakers, according to their separate letters read by the Speaker, hinged their decisions on the lingering crisis within the PDP.

Shortly after the announcement of their defections, the governor led the decampees to the Speaker for handshake and group photographs shortly after which he and his entourage took their leave.

Meanwhile, the Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley Chinda, has kicked against the defections, urging the Speaker to declare their seats vacant in line with Section 68 (1g) of the 1999 Constitution.