Two PDP chairmen defect to APC in Gombe forward of 2027 elections

Two Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairmen in Gombe State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, forward of the 2027 normal elections.

The defectors are Alhaji Idris Abubakar Yayayi, former PDP chairman in Kwami Local Government Area, and Alhaji Yusuf Isa Jigawa, who chaired the celebration in Nafada Local Government Area.

Both males introduced their departure from the PDP after separate conferences with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya on the Government House in Gombe.

The Director-General of Press Affairs within the Governor’s Office, Ismaila Uba Misilli, confirmed the defections in a press release issued on Sunday.

Misilli stated the 2 former celebration chairmen had submitted resignation letters to their respective ward chairmen earlier than assembly the governor, formally ending their membership of the PDP.

Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, the Coordinating Patron of the Gombe APC Campaign Council, was stated to have facilitated the conferences.

The former PDP officers additionally pledged to maneuver their political buildings, grassroots networks and supporters, significantly in Kwami and Nafada native authorities areas, into the APC.

During their conferences with Yahaya, they counseled his management and expressed their readiness to contribute to the APC’s actions forward of the 2027 elections.

The governor welcomed the defectors, saying their arrival would broaden the celebration’s grassroots assist within the two native authorities areas.

He additionally expressed confidence that their political expertise and mobilisation networks would contribute to the celebration’s actions throughout the state.