Defections deepen in Jigawa as PDP stalwarts dump party for APC

The question of governmental defections successful Jigawa State appears to beryllium gaining momentum arsenic Governor Umar Namadi has received 2 salient members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

This was contained successful a connection issued by Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.

The defectors, Alhaji Sani Haru Babura from Babura Local Government Area and Alhaji Mustapha Sule Tankarkar from Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area, formally joined the APC astatine the Government House, Dutse, alongside their supporters and section enactment structures.

Receiving the caller entrants, Governor Namadi described their determination arsenic a large governmental statement, noting that their exit from the PDP underscores the changing governmental dynamics successful the state.

“These are radical who person spent 28 years successful the PDP without reasoning of changing parties. Today, they are here,” the politician said, attributing the improvement to increasing assurance successful the APC’s enactment and direction.

He further highlighted the governmental value of the defectors, describing them arsenic individuals with beardown grassroots power and credibility, susceptible of shaping governmental outcomes astatine the section level.

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