No fewer than 100 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from Tarai in Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State have defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, the state government has said.
An APC woman leader was among those who defected and were welcomed by the Kano State Commissioner, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Adamu Kibiya.
A statement issued by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Balarabe Kiru, on Wednesday in Kano explained that the Kano State Commissioner, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, received over one hundred APC supporters from Tarai in Kibiya Local Government Area under the party’s woman leader who decamped to the NNPP.
According to Kiru, “The defectors, led by the APC woman leader, Hajiya Sabuwa Tarai, cited the development projects and programmes executed by Gov. Yusuf’s administration as the reason for their decision to join the NNPP.”
He explained that the citizens were impressed by the numerous projects executed by Gov. Yusuf at both the local government and state levels.
The commissioner assured the defectors of equal treatment and welcomed them to the NNPP family, advising them to work together for the party’s progress and the state.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Women Enlightenment, Hajiya Bintoto, on her part, congratulated the members, promising them that the NNPP will find a better place for them to stay and make their maximum contributions.
The NNPP Chairman of Kibiya Local Government Area, Sabo Abdullahi, stated that he was happy to see people trooping into the party due to the good work of the governor in transforming the state.
