The Gombe State chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Abdullahi Umar, has defected to the All Progressives Congress.
The NNPP has taken the main opposition status in the state House of Assembly, as it has taken over from the Peoples Democratic Party which has four in the 24-member house. Solace base reports.
A press statement made available to reporters by the party’s Director-General of Press Affairs, Ismaila Misilli, announced the state chairman of NNPP defection after meeting Governor Yahaya Inuwa at his residence on Thursday.”
Recall that with a recent gale of defections into the NNPP, it has now assumed the position of minority caucus of the State House of Assembly.
The NNPP was yet to react to the development as of the time of filing this report.
