Atiku's Ambition Suffers Setback As Ex-PDP Chairman, Financial Secretary Join Kwankwaso Camp
- Atiku's chance of winning Gombe state in the 2023 election is under serious threat as prominent members of the PDP are leaving the party
- The former chairman of the PDP in Funkaya LGA, Mohammed Kari Bajoga and financial secretary of the party at Dukku LGA, Bakari Umaru Bawa, just left the party
- Bajoga and Umaru joined the NNPP in the state, while the latter is the second executive of the PDP that will join the NNPP in Dukku LGA
Gombe - The chances of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, in the 2023 election has continued to face threats from different part of the country.
The latest hit on Atiku is the 2 prominent chieftains of the PDP that joined the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in the Funkaye and Dukku local government areas of Gombe state, Daily Independent reported.
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Why PDP chieftains decamp to NNPP in Gombe
Mohammed Kari Bajoga, former PDP chairman in Funkaya LGA and Bakari Umaru Bawa, ex-financial secretary of the party in Dukku LGA, joined the NNPP with hundreds of their supporters.
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Kari Bajoga was welcomed into the NNPP by the party chairman of the LGA chairman, Bello Mamuda, who also presented him with his membership card of the NNPP.
The former PDP chieftain said he joined the NNPP because it is the party to beat in the 2023 election, adding that both APC and PDP have lost their bearings.
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On the other hand, the NNPP governorship candidate in Gombe state, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, received Bakari Umari in his residence.
Until he joined the NNPP, Umaru was the financial secretary of the PDP in Dukku LGA of the state and he is the second PDP official in the local government that will defect to the NNPP.
NNPP is one of the strong political parties in the 2023 election. Its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, was a former minister and governor of Kano state.
Wike, other G5 in fresh trouble as PDP reveals when drastic action will be taken against integrity group
Legit.ng earlier reported that fresh trouble has erupted for Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and other aggrieved governors of the PDP.
Aminu Tambuwal, the DG of the PDP presidential campaign council and governor of Sokoto state, said the party will take disciplinary action against the governors when they announced their preferred presidential candidate.
Tambuwal said the PDP is a party that respects the constitution and would not act based on speculations.
Tension as hoodlums stone powerful northern governor after campaigning for PDP
The governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, has survived stone attacks from some hoodlums in the state on his return from the PDP campaign at Silame and Wamakko LGAs of the state.
However, the SUVs of his special assistant in media and publicity, and that of his permanent secretary were partly damaged.
Tambuwal is the DG of the PDP presidential campaign council, he stepped down for Atiku Abubakar, during the party's primary.
Source: Legit.ng
