A former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, has defected to the All Progressives Congress.
Before the defection, made public on Thursday, Dariye was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.
He was in fact a foundation member of the PDP.
Dariye’s defection was announced on Thursday by the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
Saraki made the announcement shortly before the close of the Senate plenary.
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