Tag: defection
Defections worry PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is worried over the defection of its former Niger State Chairman, Abdulrahman Enagi barely a…
4 lawmakers dump APC for opposition parties
Four members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to four other opposition…
Ex-Jigawa AG dumps PDP for APC with 10,000 supporters
Mr Yakubu Ruba, a former Attorney General and Commission for Justice in Jigawa, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party…
5,000 Kwankwaso supporters dump PDP for APC in Kebbi
About 5,000 members of the Kwankwasiya group in Kebbi have defected to the All Progressives Congress(APC) from the Peoples Democratic…
2 Rep members dump PDP, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday lost a member each, at the House of…
Ex-PDP governorship candidate defects to APC
Musa Nashuni, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2015 general election in Katsina State, has defected to…
Gov. Lalong not defecting to PDP – Commissioner
Mr Yakubu Dati, Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication has said that Gov. Simon Lalong is not planning to defect…
Defection: 23 Kwara lawmakers deny taking bribe
All 23 members of the 24-member House of Assembly in Kwara, including the Speaker, have denied financial inducement for their…
Defection: Nasarawa Assembly declares member’s seat vacant
The Nasarawa House of Assembly, on Wednesday declared the seat of a member representing Wamba constituency, Mr Makpa Malla vacant…
Defection: Kaduna Assembly declares former Deputy Speaker’s seat vacant
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday declared the seat of its former Deputy Speaker, Mr John Audu-Kwaturu vacant…
Lai Mohammed describes defection as nothing but storm in teacup
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday described the recent defection of some governors and lawmakers…
18 Sokoto Assembly members dump APC for PDP
Eighteen out of the 30 members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday defected from the ruling All…
Okorocha assures Buhari no governor will defect from APC
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, has assured that no governor will…
‘Why defections will not affect Buhari’s victory in 2019’
The Director of Strategic Communications, President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 Presidential Campaign, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has explained why the gales of…
Defection: Minister thanks Kwara APC for loyalty to Buhari
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has thanked APC members and supporters in Kwara for their unflinching…