MPs in the newly refurbished Chambers during the official opening at Parliament Buildings August 7, 2012. Speaker Kenneth Marende has told MPs December 13, 2012 that they would be dismissed from the House before January 4, 2013.
What you need to know:
Many MPs are shifting allegiance from the parties that sponsored them to this Parliament
For example, Orange has lost legislators to the United Republican Party, The National Alliance and United Democratic Forum
Others who were in the Party of National Unity, have gone to TNA, Kanu, and Orange
Parliament may be dissolved as early as January 4, Speaker Kenneth Marende said on Thursday.
He told MPs that after this date, many of them will have changed parties, altering the composition of the House and making it impossible to transact business.
