Disquiet in Kebbi PDP over defection of three senators to APC

Disquiet is mounting in Kebbi State following the sudden defection of three sitting senators from the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

DAILY POST reported that three lawmakers – Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South) – on Tuesday formally dumped the PDP for the APC on the ground of the Senate.

The lawmakers cited a collapse of inside democracy, marginalisation of loyal members, and the social gathering’s failure to deal with insecurity within the state as the explanations for his or her exists.

Aliero and Abdullahi are veteran politicians with long-standing affect, whereas Maidoki’s exit strikes on the PDP’s grassroots power within the southern district of the state.

Sources inside the PDP informed our reporter that the defections got here as a shock to many stakeholders, particularly given the high-profile nature of the lawmakers concerned and the obvious lack of prior indicators.

The transfer has triggered murmurs of betrayal inside the PDP and sparked frantic conferences amongst high social gathering officers.

A go to by this reporter to the PDP State Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday afternoon revealed a charged environment.

A number of social gathering members stood in teams, engaged in hushed however animated conversations over the information.

When approached for remark, one visibly agitated social gathering loyalist reacted in a harsh method.

“Go and ask APC why they failed earlier than. You journalists suppose all the things is for headlines. Don’t come right here asking me something,” he mentioned, refusing to supply additional remarks earlier than storming off.

In the meantime, a supply near the PDP management confided that within the aftermath of the defections, discussions have begun round reaching out to former Legal professional-Normal of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, as a possible political ally forward of the 2027 elections.

The transfer, the supply mentioned, is seen as a part of a broader plan to reposition the social gathering and rebuild its help base within the wake of the high-profile exits.

“The social gathering is exploring all critical choices now. Malami is a political drive in his personal proper and somebody we consider can assist reclaim misplaced floor,” the supply famous.