Two House of Representatives members, Kabiru Usman and Abdullahi Sani, who were elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, read the notices of defection in plenary on Thursday.
The lawmakers who represent Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya and Karaye/Rogo Federal Constituencies, both in Kano, blamed their defection on “the internal crisis rocking the NNPP.”
Oluwole Oke, a member of the Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency in Osun State, declared his defection to the APC.
The APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, attended the plenary to offer support with the defectors.
Their defection comes after the leader of the party, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, described as betrayers politicians defecting from the NNPP to the ruling APC.
He has slammed some key members of the New Nigerian Peoples Party in Kano State who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, calling their actions a betrayal of the movement and party.
Kwankwaso made the remark at his Miller Road mansion in Kano on Friday evening, after receiving hundreds of Takai Local Government supporters who refused to join the All Progressives Congress.
Recall that Senator Abdulrahman Kawu, who represents the Kano South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, recently defected to the APC together with some federal lawmakers from Kano State.
Despite not mentioning their names, Kwankwaso said, ” Kano South is a lesson. Voters rejected superghetti, N200 and Atamfa (wrappers) and were patient to vote for the NNPP.
“But those who won the election among us decided to abandon the masses and join those who do not have the masses at heart but are only after what they will get for themselves and their families.
“There is no worse political sin than leaving the party that gave you the opportunity and support, but later you abandoned the party. This is the highest level of betrayal,” Kwankwaso said.
