Senate President Godswill Akpabio has taunted the coalition seeking to unseat President Bola Tinubu, saying the wave of defections from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is an indication that the party is dying.

He said this while reading the defection letter of some members of the ADC at the red chamber.

Akpabio, who first read the letter of Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, who defected from the ADC to Labour Party, asked all those who are leaving the party to send in a single letter to avoid a situation where the senate would be going over the process repeatedly.

His remarks sparked laughter at parliament.

Making a direct reference to Abaribe, Akpabio said, “Senator, I should be asking you, ‘How many times have you defected in a month?’ (Daily Trust)