Nwoye Emerges As Senate Minority Whip Amid Wave Of Defections To APC
Senator Tony Nwoye represents Anambra North in the National Assembly. Credit: X/@SenatorNwoye Senator Tony Nwoye has been appointed as the new minority whip of the Senate following a series of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nwoye, who represents Anambra North Senatorial District, was unanimously chosen by the Senate minority caucus to assume the position. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); His emergence comes after his predecessor, Senator Osita Ngwu, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC on Wednesday. In a letter read on the floor of the Senate by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Ngwu said his decision was informed by his desire to align with Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and President Bola Tinubu. He described the APC as the most stable political platform in the country. Senator Nwoye was elected into the Senate in 2023 on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) before defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in late 2025. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); In a related development, Senator Anthony Siyako Yaro, representing Gombe South, also announced his defection from the PDP to the APC, citing persistent internal crises within his former party. Similarly, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu Wadada, formally confirmed his move from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the APC. Senator Wadada, who has also been endorsed as the APC’s consensus governorship candidate for Nasarawa State ahead of the 2027 elections, disclosed that although he had joined the APC earlier, the formalities of his defection were concluded today. Reacting to the defections, Senator Adams Oshiomhole commended the lawmakers for making their decisions peacefully and in accordance with constitutional provisions. He noted that the increasing number of defections to the APC reflects confidence in the party’s leadership and the administration of President Tinubu. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); The latest defections bring the total of APC lawmakers to 91. Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: ADC APC Senate More Stories Party Crisis: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In ADC Leadership Tussle Kebbi Govt Denies Involvement In ADC Leadership Crisis After Kwankwaso, More Political Heavyweights To Join ADC Coalition – Abdullahi /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.