By Nasir Kura
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has confirmed his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He made the announcement at the PDP secretariat on Thursday.
He was at the secretariat with other defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to the party.
Dogara seeks to continue to represent the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency in the House.
He was received by leadership of the party with fanfare.