5 prominent politicians who made headlines with their defection in 2020The year 2020 has been a very interesting year, filled with ups and downs not only for Nigerians but for politicians as well. With the governorship elections that took place in Edo and Ondo states, several prominent politicians shocked the country when they defected to other political parties in order to realise their ambitions. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! As the year 2020 winds down, Legit.ng takes a look at some prominent politicians who dumped their parties. Obaseki defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, June 19, at the party's secretariat in Benin city, the Edo state capital to actualise his second term ambition. The governor left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) days after the party governorship election screening committee disqualified him from its primary. Read also Why I want tribunal to sack Akeredolu as governor of Ondo state, Jegede gives reasons In the video shared by the PDP on its official Twitter page, Obaseki said he became a member of the PDP in Edo state and in Nigeria. Obaseki contested on the platform of the opposition for a second term as governor of Edo state and emerged victorious on Saturday, September 19, after he defeated his main challenger Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC with 307,955 votes. Ajayi in his quest to achieve his governorship ambition dumped two of Nigeria's prominent parties. The Ondo deputy governor first left the APC for the PDP in June after a political feud between him and his principal Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. However, following his failure to clinch the PDP ticket, Ajayi dumped the party. He resigned from the opposition less than fifty days after leaving the ruling party. Read also Panic, anxiety in Zamfara as thugs kill two people ahead of by-election, police impose curfew in affected LGAs Ajayi decided to pitch his tent with the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) where he contested the 2020 state guber election and lost to Akeredolu. The governor on Thursday, November 19, officially defected from the opposition to the ruling APC after weeks of speculation that he planned to leave the PDP. According to him, he moved to the APC because of injustice the southeast region suffered. Umahi was welcomed officially to the ruling party at an event held in Ebonyi state with APC governors in attendance. The chairman of the Southeast Governors' Forum (SGF) has since been attacked by top members of his former party including Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state who said he defected to pursue a presidential ambition. The senator representing Adamawa north senatorial district announced his defection from the PDP to APC in a letter addressed to the Senate on Wednesday, November 25. Read also Another top southeast politician dumps PDP for APC, reveals reason Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the letter during the upper chamber's plenary session. According to him, he dumped the leading opposition party for the APC to attract federal presence in his district. The former speaker decamped from the PDP to the APC back in July. This was revealed by the acting chairman of the party, Mai Mala Buni. The news came after Dogara alongside Buni met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Dogara's defection to the APC may not be unconnected to Presi­dent Buhari’s anti-corruption war and 2023 presidential election. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app APC sacks NWC, appoints caretaker committee | - on Legit TV Source: Legit.ng The year 2020 has been a very interesting year, filled with ups and downs not only for Nigerians but for politicians as well. PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: