 President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has assured opposition lawmakers that there will be more defections to the ruling all-progressive Congress in the build-up to the forthcoming general elections. The report. Lawan stated this at the plenary shortly after reading a letter forwarded to him by the senator representing Sokoto South, Ibrahim Dambaba, of his decision to defect to the APC. Dambaba, who was elected on the platform of the People's Democratic Party, had told Senate leadership he was leaving the PDP because of the internal crisis rocking it. I rise to formally inform you and my distinguished colleagues of my decision to join the All-Progressive Congress, APC, from the People's Democratic Party PDP. My decision is anchored on the continuing and multifaceted crises that have bedeviled the PDP, especially at the zonal level which has created not only credibility problems, but was undermined party discipline, cohesion, and focus. However, Senator Philip Aduda disagreed with his Sokoto South counterpart, saying there was no crisis in the state as wrongly presented by Dambaba. Mr. President, my immediate former deputy minority whip has alluded to the fact that there are crises in the northwest region of the PDP and has also said that there is a crisis in his state. I want to state that there are no crises in the PDP in the northwest. Similarly, the senator representing Anamba Central, Uche Ikwinife, also kicked against the move insisting that Dambaba must vacate his seat as provided in Section 68 of the 1999 constitution as amended. Mr. President, I'm coming on the point of order, constitutional order, Section 68 of 1999 constitution as altered. Mr. President, let me take you to Subsection G. Just on the fact that our council former, our deputy minority whip is intending to defect to APC site, that site. After listening to their argument, the Senate president ruled them out of order, saying it is not unusual for lawmakers to defect from one political party to another. Before I rule, I want to advise you that some of these things you have said should not be recorded. My fear is one day you will stand up in that place and say you want to move to this site. We are at liberty as elected representatives of the people. When our parties are torn into pieces, when they are factions, when they are in such irredeemable and destructive crises like the PDPs, we are free, we are free to live. Senator Dambaba's affection brings the number of APC senators to 71, PDP 37 senators and Young Progressives Party, YPP 1.