Defection: PDP notifies INEC of 25 vacant seats in Rivers Assembly The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the 25 vacant seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly. This comes after 27 lawmakers, said to be loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), with two of them returning to the PDP. In response, the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) issued a statement requesting INEC to declare the seats of the defected lawmakers vacant and conduct fresh elections...