The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked two federal lawmakers, Enyinnaya Abaribe and Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, to vacate their seats in the National Assembly following their recent defections to other political parties.

The party said both lawmakers were elected on the APGA platform and should relinquish their mandates after defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP), respectively.Addressing a press conference in Aba, APGA’s Abia State Publicity Secretary, Chukwuemeka Nwokoro, said the departure of the two lawmakers did not come as a surprise to the party.

According to him, their exit had instead “liberated” the party from what he described as political constraints.The actions of these men did not come to us as a surprise. Rather, it is a prayer answered for the speedy recovery and liberation of APGA,” Nwokoro said.

The party insisted that the lawmakers should immediately vacate their seats in the National Assembly since they were elected on APGA’s platform. Nwokoro said APGA, under the leadership of its Abia State chairman, Sunday Onukwubiri, is already repositioning to achieve greater success in the next electoral cycle.

He also called on those interested in contesting elections on APGA’s platform in 2027 to join the party early, warning that it would no longer serve as a “last resort” for politicians seeking electoral tickets.APGA has come to stay in Abia State. No amount of political manoeuvring will distract us as we march towards 2027,” he said.