Big Loss for Atiku, PDP as Prominent Chieftain Dumps Party in Northern State
- Ahead of the 2023 general elections, stakeholders, chieftains and members of political parties would continue cross-carpeting in a bid to actualise their key interest
- The Gombe state chapter has suffered a big blow following the defection of a top ward leader, Umar Mua’zu
- In the buildup of the forthcoming general elections, Mua’zu dumped the PDP for the APC citing Gombe resident interests as the reason guiding his decision
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ward leader in Gombe State, in Bajoga Ward, Gombe Local Government Area, Umar Mua’zu, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to a letter sent to The Punch on Sunday, September 11, and addressed to his party chairman, Mua'zu lauded the party for the good working relationship over the years.
Source: UGC
The chieftain gave reasons for his exit from PDP
The PDP chieftain revealed that his 17-year-membership had yielded the party positive gains, adding that his defection became imperative following the desire of his people.
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He described his defection as one caused by the developmental strides of the incumbent administration, stressing that Governor Muhammadu Yahaya of the state had become a game changer.
The letter partly read:
“This development is the outcome of my series of consultations with key stakeholders across the divide. The primary goal of politics is for one to protect the interest of his people. Furthermore, when the majority of people chose to identify with a more just cause and support the game changer. I am compelled to join them and move on.”
Mua’zu sought partnership in his new party, especially in ensuring Yahaya’s second-term emergence.
He concluded:
“This serves as formal notification of my resignation and decision to join the APC.”
Buhari’s former aide dumps APC, declares for Kano governorship in another prominent party
Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada, a former media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari and member of the House of Representatives, has declared interest to run for the office of Kano state governor in the 2023 general elections.
Sharada, according to Daily Trust, made a formal declaration at the weekend to contest on the platform of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) at the Sani Abacha Youth Centre in Kano.
Legit.ng gathers that the lawmaker recently defected from the APC and joined the ADP to give his former party a challenge in the 2023 elections.
2023: Obi ahead of Tinubu as top former Nigerian ambassador joins LP after defecting from APC
Meanwhile, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (rtd.), a former Nigerian ambassador to India, had defected from the APC to the LP.
Eze, an Enugu-born politician, made his decision known in a letter addressed to his APC ward chairman in Udenu local government area on Thursday, August 4.
The former Nigerian Army chief disclosed that his defection from the APC was caused by what he described as dictatorship on the part of the party in Enugu.
Source: Legit.ng
