Aminu Ringim, a former PDP governorship candidate in Jigawa, has emerged as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)’s governorship candidate.
Ibrahim Shekarau, former Kano governor and education minister, has emerged as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate for the Kano Central senatorial seat.
Lawal Gumau has won the ticket of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the Bauchi South senatorial district.
No fewer than six governorship and nine senatorial aspirants are vying for New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) tickets in Plateau.
The Lagos politician disclosed his resignation in a letter to the ruling party headquarters on May 26.
The lawmakers announced their decision in separate letters sent to the Kano Assembly speaker, Hamisu Chidari, on Friday in Kano.
The lawmakers cited leadership tussle in the PDP at the state and national levels as reason for their defection.
“The state of the nation needs the collective prayers, perseverance and patriotism of all Nigerians to redirect the ship of the nation.”
The former senator had left ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the run up to the 2019 general election to realise his presidential ambition in PDP. But he failed.
For weeks, Mr Kwankwaso has been linked with the New Nigerian Peoples Party, but yet to announce which party he plans to join.
