1,000 NNPP members defect to APC in Kano
About 1,000 members of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) and Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defectors, who converged on the Fine Time Events Centre in Kano, cited numerous interventions by President Bola Tinubu and Senator Barau Jibrin as the reason for their decision.
This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, on Sunday.
Mr Mudashir said the group’s leader, Aminu Minjibir, said they worked tirelessly for the success of the Kwankwasiyya Movement but regretted that the NNPP was not doing enough for the people of Kano State.
Mr Jibrin, who received the defectors, described their decision to join the APC as the best course of action, saying the NNPP’s fortunes were on a downward slide.
He commended the defectors for making the right decision, saying the APC was the largest party in Africa and doing well in human development.
(NAN)
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