Tag: defect
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Another headache for PDP as 3 lawmakers defect to APC
Another headache as three members of the major opposition party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kaduna State House of Assembly have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that even at the national level all is not too well as two national secretaries now run the secretariat They cited the…
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2023: NNPP Senatorial candidate defects to APC
T he All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara has received defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and New Nigerians Peoples’ Party (NNPP). They defectors were received by the former Governor and Chairman,
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3 more APC senators resign from party
Three Senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have resigned their membership of the ruling party. The senators are: Ahmad Babba Kaita (Katsina North), Lawal Gumau (Bauchi South), and Francis Alimikhena (Edo North). The notices of their resignation and defection are contained in three separate letters read during plenary by the President of the Senate…
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APC gains more grounds as four PDP reps defect to party
Four members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Zamfara State on Tuesday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). They cited the crisis within the party for their action. They are Bello Hassan Shinkafi, Ahmed Bakura, Ahmed Shehu and Suleiman Gumi. In a letter signed…
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Four PDP senators defect to APC
Senators Sahabi Alhaji Yau (Zamfara North), Hassan Mohammed Gusau (Zamfara Central), Lawali Hassan Anka (Zamfara West) and Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North) on Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawan read the letters from Senators Yau, Anka and Nwaoboshi indicating their defection at plenary. He informed his colleagues…
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Why I declined defecting with Governor Matawalle to APC – Zamfara Deputy Governor
The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Aliyu, on Wednesday, said he chose to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)to honour the mandate given to the party by the Supreme Court. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Aliyu and a member of the House of Representatives declined to join Governor Bello Matawalle and other elected officials…
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Two serving federal lawmakers dump political parties for APC
Two lawmakers at the House of Representatives, Rep. Blessing Onuh (APGA-Benue) and Rep. Yakubu Abdullahi (PRP-Bauchi) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Announcing her defection on Tuesday at the floor of the House, Onuh said she left APGA due to leadership crisis in the state chapter of the party. She said that…
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Rivers guber: AAC deputy governorship candidate defects to PDP, gives reasons
The drama in the Rivers State governorship election took a different twist on Monday when the deputy governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Gakpo Bomba Yeeh dumped his party for the ruling party in the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Announcing his withdrawal from the yet-to-be concluded governorship election, Yeeh said he decided…
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Akeredolu’s aides defects to PDP
Two aides of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State have resigned their appointments. The two politicians who resigned were Mr. Akopebi Lubi and Dr. Benson Enikuomehin, who were both Senior Special Assistant and Special Assistant to the governor, respectively. Both Lubi and Enikuomehin were said to have joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Meanwhile, Governor…
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BREAKING: Amosun’s candidate, three lawmakers defect to other parties
Adekunle Akinlade, the preferred governorship candidate of Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied People’s Movement (APM). Mr Akinlade, who lost to Dapo Abiodun at the recently conducted APC governorship primary in Ogun State, defected alongside three other members. The other members are Rabiu Kaugama (Jigawa)…