两名民主党参议员加入人民民主党,使其参议院的多数席位增加到81席。
Two PDP senators join APC, strengthening its Senate majority to 81.
两名塔拉巴州参议员Haruna Manu和Shuaibu Lau从人民民主党叛逃到人民大会党,将执政党的参议院席位增加到81席。
Two Taraba State senators, Haruna Manu and Shuaibu Lau, have defected from the PDP to the APC, boosting the ruling party’s Senate seat count to 81.
参议院议长Gosswill Akpabio在全体会议期间正式承认了这一转变,两位参议员都以与大会党的愿景一致以及人民民主党的内部挑战为其采取行动的理由。
The switch was formally recognized by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary, with both senators citing alignment with the APC’s vision and internal PDP challenges as reasons for their move.
这一变化巩固了制宪大会党在参议院的多数席位,而人民民主党拥有21个席位,两个席位仍然空缺。
The change solidifies the APC’s majority in the Senate, while the PDP holds 21 seats, and two seats remain vacant.