The former zonal secretary of the New Nigerian People Party (NNPP) and member of presidential council of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, Dr Babayo Liman and 17 local government executives have defected to People Democratic party (PDP) in yobe state.
They revealed this on Monday when the former zonal secretary of the NNPP and other decampees briefed journalists at the NUJ secretariat in Damaturu.
Babayo Liman said they were at the NUJ secretariat to inform the general public he has resigned his appointment to join PDP in support of it’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.
He said there were five national executives of NNPP that defected to PDP in the North-east.
Liman revealed that those who defected to PDP are; Alhaji Shehu Barau National treasurer from Bauchi, Hajiya Halima Tafawa Balewa, National zonal women leader, as well as public relations officer of the zone under NNPP and Ibrahim Tal the national zonal secretary of the party.
“NNPP has no structure at all. What are they going to bring for Nigerians.The party (NNPP) had a problem in Bauchi which lasted for more than 5 months without resolution. So if Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso cannot resolve a problem in a particular party in 5 months, we see no reason why we cannot defects from the party.
“Initially we have problems of insecurity in Nigeria which covers most part of the North-east states during PDP administration and they have done everything possible to ensure that its doesn’t escalate.
“We hope that when Atiku Abubakar becomes president of Nigeria, he would do the same thing the PDP did in years back,” he added
