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Ex-PDP Chairman, others defect to NNPP in Gombe
The former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State, Hon Shuaibu Baba Sabulu and many other members of the party including key party stalwarts defected to the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) on Sunday.
They were received by the NNPP governorship candidate in the state, Khamisu Ahmad Mailantarki, the Chairman and other executives of the party in Billiri LGA to the state.
Receiving the defectors, Mailantarki assured them that they would be carried along in all the activities of the party, especially now that the campaigns will formally commence soon.
He urged them to increase support and promote the party and its candidates in all corners of the state, emphasizing that the NNPP can only overthrow and defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) through grassroots mobilization and voter enlightenment.
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Speaking as he handed the new members their NNPP membership cards, Maikano Abdullahi, the state chairman of the party, promised the defectors that they would have equal opportunities within the party and that it would always respect the principles of justice, fairness, and equity.
Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Hon. Baba Sabulu said they decided to quit the PDP and join the NNPP because Mailantarki can provide the improved leadership that the state needs.
In his words, “We all decided to quit and join the NNPP so that we can have better leadership in Gombe State.
“We see Mailantarki as a better alternative for Gombe. He possesses the requisite character and capacity to rescue Gombe State from the misrule of the APC. He has always been saying the right things and has done the right things in the past.”
