Two chairmen The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwami and Nafada Local Government Areas in Gombe State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defectors, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Yayayi of Kwami and Alhaji Yusuf Isa Jigawa of Nafada, announced their departure from the opposition party after separate meetings with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya.
The meetings were facilitated by Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, Coordinating Patron of the Gombe APC Campaign Council.
Both former PDP chairmen have reportedly submitted resignation letters to their respective ward chairmen, formally ending their membership of the party.
They also pledged to move their political structures, grassroots networks and supporters into the APC, promising to contribute to the party’s mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
During their meetings with the governor, the former PDP officials commended his leadership and expressed their readiness to support the APC’s political activities.
Governor Yahaya welcomed the defectors, expressing confidence that their entry would strengthen the party’s structures and grassroots mobilisation in Kwami and Nafada.
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