The Kano State Government said it has received over 100 members of the All Progressives Congress from Tarai in Kibiya Local Government Area to the New Nigeria People’s Party.
The defectors, including an APC woman leader, were welcomed by the Kano State Commissioner, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Adamu Kibiya.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Balarabe Kiru, on Wednesday in Kano.
“Kano State Commissioner, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, has received over one hundred APC Supporters from Tarai in Kibiya Local Government Area under the party woman Leader who decamped into NNPP,” the statement read.
Kiru said that the defectors, led by 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 NNPP.
“We are impressed by the numerous projects executed by Gov. Yusuf at the local government and state level,” Tarai said.
The commissioner assured the defectors of equal treatment and welcomed them to the NNPP family, urging them to work together for the party’s progress.
In her part, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Women Enlightenment, Hajiya Bintoto, congratulated the members, assuring them that the NNPP party will find a better place for them to stay and give their maximum contributions.
Earlier, the NNPP Chairman of Kibiya Local Government Area, Sabo Abdullahi, said he was delighted to see people trooping into the party due to the good work of His Excellency Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf in transforming the state.
Meanwhile, PUNCH Online reported last week that no fewer than 650 members of the NNPP defected to the APC in Gobirawa Ward, Dala Local Government Area, and parts of Fagge and Ungoggo Local Government Areas of Kano State.
The defectors, who came in clusters under various leadership groups, were received by the Managing Director of the Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Rabiu Bichi.
