ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has finally dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC), and joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
He made this known during a Ramadan breaking of fast (Iftar) dinner hosted by Governor Bala Mohammed, which was held at the Government House, Bauchi late Saturday night and attended by PDP stakeholders from Ningi, Toro, Warji and Dass LGAs of the state.
Hon. Sulaiman, who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, in a short video clip while speaking of the event, was heard introducing the Chairman of the PDP in the state, Hamza Akuyam, as “Chairman of our great party, the PDP. He added that: “The governor said there is a new groom in the PDP, there is no lie about that fact.”
He went on to say: “I know there have been speculations, people have been saying that, ‘he has decamped to the PDP,’ others said, ‘no he has not decamped’. But today in this place, I want to happily announce to you all that I am now a member of the PDP.”
According to him, his decision to join the PDP in the state was as a result of the exemplary leadership style of Governor Mohammed and his commitment to transform the state.
He also commended the governor for his ability to ensure harmonious working relationship with the State Assembly despite party differences which allowed formulation and implementation of policies and programmes aimed at ensuring the development of the State.
The Speaker’s defection has put to rest months of speculations across the state that despite being in the APC publicly, he was operating as a member of the PDP.
Our Correspondent reports that Bauchi State Assembly from its inauguration in June 2019, had 22 members in the APC, eight in the PDP while the New Nigeria People’s Party had one.
But with this development, the APC currently has 16 members while the PDP has 15.
DISCLAIMER
The OPINION / COLUMN is authored by independent contributors to the National Accord Newspaper. While contributors adhere to our editorial guidelines, they are not employed by the National Accord Newspaper. The perspectives and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent the views of the National Accord Newspaper or its staff.