Babatunde Kolawole (Akoko North East/ West Federal Constituency of Ondo State) and Mukaila Kazzim (Abeokuta North/ Obafemi-Owode/Odeda Federal Constituency of Ogun State) announced their defection during plenary on Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

While Kolawole dumped the ruling party for the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Kazzim failed to disclose his next destination.

In the letters read by House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, both lawmakers cited their dissatisfaction with the party's conduct of its primary elections ahead of the 2019 general elections as their reason for leaving. Kazzim said the process was undemocratic.

APC hit by wave of defections

The APC has been hit with a barrage of defections in the lower legislative chamber of the National Assembly since July when 37 lawmakers dumped the ruling party with 33 of them joining the PDP and four others joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Four members announced their exit from the party in letters read by Dogara during plenary on November 6.

Hon. Muhammed Soba, who resigned from the APC in October, had disclosed that 36 aggrieved APC members in the House were set to dump it for other parties.

A week before Soba's resignation on October 24, Hon. Olatoye Temitope dumped the APC for the Action Democratic Party (ADP) during plenary on October 18.

Dogara also dumped the APC for the PDP during a legislative recess that took place between July and October.

Update: Kazzim moves to APM

During plenary on Thursday, November 22, Kazzim formally announced his membership of Allied People's Movement (APM).