Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He made the announcement in a tweet on Wednesday via the Sokoto Government House (@SokotoGovtHouse):
He wrote: “I have consulted widely especially with the Sokoto people and they have confidently assured me of my next political move. I hereby defect officially to the @OfficialPDPNig. Power to the People”
Before the announcement, there was a massive gathering of people outside the Governement House, even as the state government tweeted an earlier notification, “Big announcement coming from @SokotoGovtHouse. Details shortly.”
Senate President Bukola Saraki had last night dumped the ruling APC.
Saraki’s defection from the APC comes a week after Governor Samuel Ortom officially announced his resignation from Nigeria’s ruling party on Wednesday.
Ortom’s resignation also comes at a time when fifteen senators of the ruling party announced their defection to the opposition party.
In the same vein on Tuesday, a total of 37 members of the House of Representatives defected from Nigeria’s ruling party.
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