Sumaila Kawu, who represents Kano South as a senator, has left the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) to join the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) verified his switch to the APC in a phone conversation with Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday.
The checks showed that Senator Kawu, together with two representatives from Kano who belong to the NNPP, had a meeting last week with the national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to finalize their official switch.
The other NNPP federal legislators who had a meeting with Ganduje included Honorables Aliyu Sani Madaki and Kabiru Usman Rurum.
Senator Kawu informed the Nigerian Tribune that his constituents from Kano South would be best represented within the APC.
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Kawu on his Facebook page confirmed his movement to the APC.
“Yes, it is true — the rumors regarding my defection are accurate. All politics is local, and my primary concern has always been, and remains, the welfare of my immediate constituency. I am resolutely determined to advance the lives of my people, ensuring their needs are met and their future is secured.”
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