The member representing Toto/Gadabuke constituency at the Nasarawa state House of Assembly, Honourable Mohammed Garba Isimbabi, has defected from New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state.
Speaker of the House Honourable Danladi Jatau, announced this while reading Honourable Isimbabi’s defection letter during the house proceedings on Monday, in Lafia.
The speaker said Hon. Isimbabi cited division in NNPP at the national level as the major reason for his defection.
Jatau has commended the lawmaker for his bold step in joining the ruling APC in the state.
“I want to commend him for taking this very serious decision to join APC. His defection to APC is a welcome development to me as a leader of the house and to the ruling party. And his defection would add value to the party”, he said.
Also speaking, the Chairman of APC in the state, Hon Aliyu Bello, commended Hon Isimbabi for joining the progressive party in the country.
He said Isimbabi’s defection was very significant.
“This is the beauty of democracy because Hon Isimbabi is our former member,” he said.
The state APC chairman also commended governor Abdullahi Sule over his developmental strides in the state.
Responding, Hon. Mohammed Garba Isimbabi, said he left NNPP due to division within the party at the national level.
He appreciated NNPP for giving him the platform to vie for election which he won into the state assembly.
The lawmaker said he would continue to serve his people in order to improve on their standard of living.