The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, announced that several members of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) have decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Jibrin made this known in a post accompanied by photos shared on his X page on Friday, October 18, 2024.
Alhaji Auwalu Yusuf Dawakin Tofa and other members of the NNPP announced their exit from the NNPP to the APC at two separate meetings at the National Assembly.
They hinged their decision on the APC’s approach to politics and the numerous interventions across our state. They lamented how badly they were treated in the NNPP.
The Deputy President of the Senate tweeted:
See the photos of the NNPP chieftains who joined APC below;
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the APC lost 1,331 members to the ruling NNPP in Dawakin Tofa local government area (LGA) of Kano state.
The defectors mainly from 11 wards of the area included the former vice chairman of the LGA, Malam Kwa, and erstwhile state house of assembly aspirant, Audu Tumfafi.
During their meeting with Hashimu Dungurawa, the Kano state chairman of the NNPP, the defectors vowed to work against the APC.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
