Barau Tsunami: Deputy Senate President reacts as top NNPP chieftains defect to APC in Kano

• Several members of the NNPP in Kano State have defected to the APC, following the tsunami of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin
• Prominent chieftains of the NNPP left their party for the APC and lamented the harsh treatment meted out to them by the leadership of the party.
• Senator Jibrin confirmed the development on Friday and shared photos of the defectors together with their supporters in the National Assembly.

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has more than two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has announced that several members of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) have decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Jibrin made this known in a post accompanied by photos shared on his X page on Friday, October 18, 2024.

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Alhaji Auwalu Yusuf Dawakin Tofa and other members of the NNPP announced their defection from the NNPP to the APC in two separate meetings at the National Assembly.

They based their decision on the policy approach of the APC and the many interventions across our state. They lamented the poor treatment they received at the NNPP.

The Vice President of the Senate tweeted:

“Defection continues as more NNPP chieftains join APC.

“Yesterday I received Alhaji Auwalu Yusuf Dawakin Tofa and other members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) at the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“In two separate meetings at the National Assembly, members of the NNPP announced their defection from their former party to the APC.

“Citing our approach to politics and the numerous interventions in our state, they lamented the ill treatment they received in the NNPP.

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“I assured them that our party was big enough to embrace everyone and that they would be treated fairly and respectfully, like all other members of the APC.”

See photos of NNPP chieftains who joined APC below;

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Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC lost 1,331 members to the ruling NNPP in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State.

Among the defectors, mainly from 11 wards in the area, were former LGA deputy chairman, Malam Kwa, and former state assembly aspirant, Audu Tumfafi.

During their meeting with Hashimu Dungurawa, the Kano State Chairman of the NNPP, the defectors promised to work against the APC.

Source: Legit.ng