Ibrahim Shekarau (APC-Kano) has defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Mr Shekarau announced this at a news conference  in Kano. He said he defected alongside his supporters and that he would seek re-election to the Senate on the NNPC platform.

Mr Shekarau added that he left the All Progressives Congress because the leadership of the party in Kano failed to fulfil its promises of carrying along his supporters in the scheme of things.

“In spite of our immeasurable contributions, our members were dismayed by the lack of corresponding appreciation and reciprocal gesture by the state leadership,” he said. “As loyal party members and conscious of our shared obligations as residents and indigenes  of Kano state, to render to the administration the required advisory and support to succeed, we persevered and continued to explore avenues to reach out to the government.”

He noted that it “is regrettable to state that all our efforts are subtly blocked and often turned down.”

Speaking further, Mr Shekarau stated, “Against this sordid background, our  members noted that such incidents were assuming the form of a rule rather than exception and expressed  the shared concern that it  seemed to be a deliberate scheme to isolate and exclude  my supporters and other political associates, the G7 and I from from political engagements by the APC and the state government.”

Mr Shekarau also alleged that APC congresses in Kano were not conducted in line with the stipulated guidelines. 

(NAN)