PDP Zonal Vice Chairman, Assistant Treasurer Defect To NNPP In Gombe
Gale of defection has continued to hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State as it’s top officials and other members are defecting to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in droves PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports.
In the latest development, the Zonal Vice Chairman from Gombe Central, Engr. Musa Gwani (Bimason), and Assistant State Treasurer of the Party, Muhammad Yusuf Pindiga (Malam Pindiga) have dumped the PDP and joined the NNPP.
Our Correspondent gathered about the defection based on short audio clips in which the duo announced their formal defection from the PDP to NNPP which is now fast becoming the leading opposition party in the state.
The PDP in recent time lost some of its key members in the state to the NNPP.
Prominent among the defectors were the North-East Zonal ex-officio and immediate past women leader in the state, Mole Istifanus-Bennet, assistant state auditor general, Sama’ila Baba among others.
Thousands of PDP members have also joined the party at various times and were received by the Gombe State Governorship Candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki.
Recall that Mailantarki on Friday received received officials and thousand of members of Sardauna Dawo-Dawo, a political support group loyal to the Gombe renowned politician and philanthropist, Jamil Isyaka Gwamna into the party.
The group defected to the party after the exit of Gwamna from the PDP to the ruling APC and changed its name to Mailantarki Movement and vowed to deploy its support to his candidature and success in the 2023 elections.
