The Adamawa governorship hope of former anti-graft czar Nuhu Ribadu was left in tatters today, following the desertion of his Peoples Democratic Party by party bigwigs to the All Progressives Congress.
Leading the defectors was former Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina.
Others were a former Minister of External Affairs, Idi Hong, and two serving Senators, Bello Tukur and Ahmed Barata, as well as Sadiq Haske.
They announced their defection at a press conference in Yola today.
Mr. Zwingina, who spoke on behalf of the defectors, said they decided to pitch their tent with the APC to support the party’s governorship candidate, Bindow Jibrilla.
“We are positive of the change going on now in the country; we believe in the candidacy of Bindow,” he said.
Zwingina and Hong lost in their bid to represent Adamawa Central and Southern district in the National Assembly elections held on March 28.
Earlier in the day they met with the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, who was in Yola to campaign for the APC.
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Posted: at 9-04-2015 07:42 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Maxwell29 at 9-04-2015 07:48 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Nigga u ve been phyuked again chai
Posted: at 9-04-2015 07:48 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
Nigeria is heading to one party state. This is a very big scam for our collective intelligence for the same thieves in PDP will defect to APC to pollute them and to continue their squander and Owambe.
D'ont worry majority of them will soon the defect to unborn political party soon.
Posted: at 9-04-2015 10:31 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Nigeria is heading to one party state. This is a very big scam for our collective intelligence for the same thieves in PDP will defect to APC to pollute them and to continue their squander and Owambe.
D'ont worry majority of them will soon the defect to unborn political party soon.
u tink so..
Posted: at 1-07-2016 11:37 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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