THE  next  House of Representatives would be short of experienced legislators following their inability to secure tickets to return to the Green Chamber.

Speaker of the House, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal made this observation, Tuesday in his  opening speech when the House resumed from its Christmas recess.

It is perhaps this issue that informed the defection of five legislators to other parties other than those that granted them ticket to the House.

According to him, the  return rate of many legislators after the party primaries was below expectation. The expertise of those who lost primaries to re-contest the  House will be greatly missed.”

He also expressed worry that crucial bills such as the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Electoral Act amendment bill and others  are still pending.

Tambuwal also announced the defections of Eddie Mbadiwe (Imo) from the All Progressiives Grand Alliance (APGA) to the ruling (PDP).

The lawmaker cited as his reason the divisions in the party, which he said now have three factions.

The little known Social Democratic Party (SDP) gained three more members, two in Ogun State and one in Taraba. Both Reps. Murtala Kayode Busari and  Ibrahim Adeniyi, formerly of APC and Accord respectively, joined the SDP in Ogun state, just as Rep. Jerry Manwe left the ruling PDP in Taraba for the  SDP.

In Niger, the PDP lost Ibrahim Gambo to the opposition APC.

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