APC Wins Big in Northern State as NNPP Disbands Structure, Decamps to Ruling Party
- All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina state has received decampees from the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP)
- Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, among other party stakeholders, thanked the NNPC decampees for their support
- The APC state chairman, Alhaji Sani Aliyu, promised to carry them along as they move the party to the next level
Katsina state - The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina state has recorded a significant win as it received the state and local government executive members of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), who decamped to the ruling party.
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda and State APC Chairman Alhaji Sani Aliyu, among other party stakeholders, received the decampees led by Senator Abdullahi Yandoma.
Source: Twitter
Isah Miqdad, senior special assistant on Digital Media to the Governor, disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle @Miqdad_Jnr.
According to the statement, Radda said that the APC is aware of the support the decampees gave to its success despite the challenges they encountered from the NNPP stakeholders.
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The governor disclosed that:
“The decampees have decided to join the APC without any conditions but rather based on the competency of the APC candidates and the party's commitment to move the State forward.”
Earlier, the former NNPP Chairman, Alhaji Sani Liti Yan Kwani, and Senator Abdullahi Yandoma assured to provide all the needed support and cooperation to achieve the desired political success of the ruling APC.
Nigerian governor declares 1-week holiday for schools
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that in the spirit of the Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) celebration, Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State declared a one-week holiday for primary and secondary school pupils in the state.
The acting permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Ya’u Jibrin, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday.
Popular northern senatorial candidate decamps to APC, gives reason
The senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Hon. Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, popularly known as ‘IMBA’, has decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmaker contested to represent Bauchi North district in the 2023 general election.
Imo 2023: Former lawmaker, 5,000 PDP members defect to APC
Ahead of the crucial gubernatorial elections in Imo State, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), led by a former House of Representative member, Jerry Alagbaoso, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement obtained by Legit.ng on Monday, July 17, it was gathered that about 5,000 followers of the former lawmaker also defected from the PDP to APC.
Source: Legit.ng
