Gombe PDP loses two ex-LG chairmen to APC

All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party Logos. Photo: Parties

The Peoples Democratic Party in Gombe State has lost former chairmen of Kwami and Nafada local government areas to the ruling All Progressives Congress.

The two politicians, Idris Yayayi of Kwami and Yusuf Jigawa of Nafada, announced their departure from the PDP after separate meetings with Governor Muhammadu Yahaya.

Their meetings with the governor were facilitated by Senator Usman Nafada, the Coordinating Patron of the Gombe APC Campaign Council.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the Director-General of Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, Ismaila Misilli, on Sunday.

“The former council chairmen have reportedly submitted their resignation letters to their respective PDP ward chairmen, formally ending their membership of the opposition party.

“They also pledged to bring their political structures, grassroots networks and supporters into the APC, promising to mobilise for the party’s success at all levels ahead of the 2027 general elections,” the statement read.

During their separate meetings with Governor Yahaya, the defectors reportedly praised his leadership and expressed their readiness to contribute to strengthening the APC’s political machinery in the state.

Welcoming them into the ruling party, the governor expressed confidence that their defection would boost the APC’s political structures in Kwami and Nafada and strengthen its grassroots support ahead of the 2027 elections.

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