By Baron Ike
Senator Dino Melaye has rejoined the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) as he resumed plenary on Wednesday.
He is expected to formalise the move soon, according to sources.
Melaye has been critical of the All Progressive Congress (APC) of late and thinks the party has not lived up to the people’s expectations in line with what the party promised Nigerians.
Melaye was among the PDP members who defected to the APC in the build uo to the 2015 election when the clamour to dethrone former President Goodluck Jonathan was thick.
He is one of the associates and strong confidants of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
When Melaye resumed Plenary, he opted to sit with PDP members.
The Senator representing the Kogi West Senatorial Constituency on resumption asked to be moved from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) side of the chamber to the Opposition.
The Senator had asked Senate President Saraki for permission to leave his allotted seat and move to the opposite side of the Senate chamber. He specifically asked that he wants to sit beside the former Senate President, David Mark.
According to Melaye, his reason for wanting a change of seat is because his present seat is no longer comfortable after his ordeal with the police and his health issues.
But the lawmakers from the ruling APC kicked against the move by Senator Melaye arguing that it is against the constitution.
Meanwhile, the opposition lawmakers welcome the change of seat by Senator Melaye. He is yet to officially write to defect to PDP.
Melaye was with a neck support and a walking stick when he resumed.