About 17 African Democratic Congress, ADC, lawmakers in the House of Representatives have defected to the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC.

This was disclosed by Speaker Abass Tajudeen on the floor of the House on Tuesday.

Tajudeen also announced the defection of Leke Abejide from the ADC to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Lawmakers who defected to the NDC include Yusuf Datti, Uchenna Okonkwo, Adamu Wakili, Thaddeus Attah, George Ozodinobi, Lilian Orogbu, Oluwaseyi Sowunmi, Peter Aniekwe, Mukhtar Zakari, George Oluwande and Munachim Umezuruike.

Others are Emeka Idu, Jesse Onuakalusi, Ifeanyi Uzokwe, Afam Ogene and Abdulhakeem Ado.

This comes barely a day after former presidential candidates Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso defected from the ADC to the NDC.

Obi and Kwankwaso have pledged to continue their pursuit for a better Nigeria in the NDC.

A fatal road accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has claimed the life of a woman, while four other passengers sustained serious injuries after two Toyota Sienna vehicles collided.

The crash occurred in the early hours of Tuesday near the Iyana-Iworo axis, involving two fully loaded commercial vehicles.

The Head of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Olawale Afolabi, confirmed the incident, stating that the injured victims were promptly evacuated to a nearby trauma centre for urgent medical treatment.

According to him, preliminary findings indicate that reckless driving by one of the vehicles triggered the accident, resulting in a head-on collision.

Afolabi explained that LASEMA’s Tiger Squad from the C3 Command was activated at about 7:26 a.m. and arrived at the scene around 8:00 a.m. to oversee rescue and recovery operations.

He added that emergency responders, working alongside police officers and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, secured the area, managed traffic flow, and cleared the wreckage.

Quoting the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Afolabi described the incident as avoidable and urged motorists to strictly comply with traffic regulations.

He stressed the importance of exercising caution on major highways, warning against speeding and dangerous overtaking, while also advising drivers to maintain lane discipline and cooperate with traffic officials.