The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, on Thursday led top party figures to the House of Representatives chamber to witness the official defection of two federal lawmakers from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the APC.
The Independent Mirror reports that among those present were the immediate past APC National Chairman and current Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Others the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin.
Their presence underscored the significance of the event for the ruling party.
The defecting lawmakers are Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, and Hon. Sagir Koki, representing Kano Municipal Federal Constituency — both from Kano State.
In their separate letters read by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, the lawmakers cited persistent internal crises and irreconcilable divisions within the NNPP as the reasons for their decision, saying the situation had made it impossible for them to continue under the party’s platform.
Meanwhile, Minority Leader Hon. Kingsley Chinda repeatedly raised a point of order during the session to contest the defections but was not recognised by the Speaker.
The defection further strengthens the APC’s numerical strength in the Green Chamber and highlights the ongoing political realignments within Kano State’s political landscape.
