Tag: Party defection

Kano: Govt. House security tightened  amid Yusuf’s ‘planned’ APC defection

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Kano Govt. House

There is heavy security presence around and inside the Kano State Government House, as the planned defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), caused tension in the state. According to reports, the massive deployment of security forces is coming as the planned defection of the governor faces severe backlash, especially in the Kwankwasiyya camp. According to security sources, the deployment was aimed at preventing any possible breakdown of law and order in the state. “It’s obvious that this decision has provoked many supporters of…

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Finally, Kano Gov. Yusuf sets to defect to APC on Monday

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Yusuf sets to defect

Kano State governor , Abba Kabir-Yusuf, will formally join the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), tomorrow Monday, according to reports. Yusuf, who is the lone governor of New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), is already in Abuja for the final preparations of his defection. Sources familiar with the governor’s defection plans told newsmen that Vice-President, Kashim Shettima and the national chairman of the party, Yitwalda Nentawe will host the governor in Abuja. Already, the party leader in Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, has been recalled from a Dubai trip, just as the state…

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Plateau Gov. Mutfwang defects to APC

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Mutfwang defects

…Pledges unity, as PDP warns of 2027 regrets Governor Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau State, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the move was taken in the best interest of the state and its people. Mutfwang was formally received into the APC on Thursday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, where the state chairman of the party, Rufus Bature, presented him with his membership card. The defection marks a major political shift in the state’s leadership ahead of the 2027 general…

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“PDP’ll collapse if I defect to APC” – Wike

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Wike on PDP

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would collapse if he were to defect to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Wike made the remark during his end-of-year media chat in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital yesterday, while responding to questions about whether he would join the ruling party. Recall that Wike’s supporters in the Rivers State House of Assembly, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara, recently left PDP for APC. Wike, however, insisted that he remains a member of PDP and has no…

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Rivers: Gov. Fubara defects to APC

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Fubara defects

…Dissolves cabinet, sacks political appointees Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Fubara made the announcement on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The defection comes only hours after the governor held a closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, a development that had earlier sparked political speculation. Sources disclosed that Fubara arrived at the Presidential Villa dressed in a…

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Taraba Speaker, 15 lawmakers dump PDP for APC

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Taraba Speaker, lawmakers decamp

Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Kizito Bonzena, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Bonzens, at the same time announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress, (APC), blaming what he described as deepening factional struggles within the PDP at the national level. The Speaker confirmed that 15 other members of the Assembly have also submitted letters indicating their intention to leave the PDP for the APC. The lawmakers include Deputy Speaker Hamman Adama Abdullai of Bali II constituency; Majority Leader, Jethro Yakubu of…

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“APC may capsize under weight of defections” – Ndume

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Ndume on APC

Former Chief Whip of the Senate and senator representing Borno-South, Ali Ndume, has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may capsize under the weight of ongoing mass defections of governors and lawmakers from opposition parties into its fold. Ndume spoke at the Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture, held at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja on Sunday night. Recall that in recent weeks, Governors of Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno; Delta, Sheriff Oborevwori; Enugu, Peter Mbah; and Bayelsa, Douye Diri, have all dumped the PDP for the APC. Consequently,…

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Defections: “Kaduna now one big political family” – Gov. Uba Sani

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Gov. Uba Sani on defections

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, says the growing wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) shows that the state has become “one big family” united under the ruling party. Sani stated this at the weekend, during a mega rally held at the Kafanchan Township Stadium. The rally saw the defection of Sen. Sunday Katung (PDP- Kaduna South) and three other lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Other defectors included Rep. Daniel Amos, member representing Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency, and the  Hon. Ali Kalat, of the…

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“Defectors will face their end in 2027” – Kwankwaso

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Kwankwaso to defectors

The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, says those who have abandoned the NNPP, or the Kwankwasiyya movement, will face the political consequences of their actions in the 2027 general elections. The former Kano state governor, who issued the warning in an interview during the continuation of activities marking his 69th birthday celebrations, stated that those leaving the movement were doing so at their own peril, stressing that the Kwankwasiyya’s political project will continue to punish betrayal. “At this point in time, if…

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Kaduna: Uba Sani strengthens APC base with thousands of PDP defectors

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Uba Sani strengthens APC base

Kaduna City stood still yesterday, as a mammoth crowd of jubilant supporters and decampees stormed the historic Murtala Square to declare loyalty to the state Governor,  Uba Sani and the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). The massive event, described by political watchers as one of the biggest grassroots mobilisations in recent history, saw thousands of former members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) formally defect to the APC under the unifying leadership of Governor Sani. The carnival-like atmosphere reflected the Governor’s growing influence and the broad acceptance of his inclusive…

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