Tough Time For Kwankwaso As Zamfara NNPP Executives Defect To APC

The presidential ambition of  Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Monday hit rock in Zamfara State as executives of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the State,  defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). 

The APC in a statement issued by the Zamfara state Publicity Secretary of the party, Yusuf Idris,  said the  defectors including  state executive members, local government chairmen, state assembly candidates and local governments women leaders of the party, were received by Gov Bello Matawalle in Government House, Gusau.

Idris said the defectors included state NNPP Chairman, Alhaji Sani-Anka, state Organising Secretary, Babangida Damba; state Treasurer, Hamza Yahaya; state Welfare Secretary, Ibrahim Muhammad; Assistant Organising Secretary, Nura Garba and state Women Leader of the party, Zuwaira Muhammad.

Other defectors include Assistant state Publicity Secretary, Anas Dalibi; Deputy Women Leader, Jamila Adamu-Bakura; state Zonal Vice-chairman, Bashir Dokau; state Ex-officio 1, Alhaji Abubakar Madina and Leader of Persons with Disability, Ibrahim Hayatu.

The defectors also included 10 local government chairmen of the party from Anka, Bungudu, Bukkuyum, Bakura, Maradun, Gusau, Kaura-Namoda, Shinkafi, Maru and Zurmi.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, the former NNPP Organizing Secretary in the state,Babangida Damba, said they decided to join the APC because their former party lacked internal democracy and focus.

Matawalle expressed happiness with the development and commended the defectors for their decision to join the APC.

“APC will continue to receive more defectors as part of its inclusiveness and love of peace to all citizens. All the defectors will be given equal treatment and opportunities like other members”, the he added.

-Diplomatic diary