ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi-
Two Members of the House of Assembly in Bauchi state elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, have dumped the party and joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
The Spokesperson of the Speaker of the Assembly, Abdul Burra, disclosed this in a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD late Wednesday on the outcome of the plenary of the House.
He said the Members are Umar Yakubu, representing Udubo Constituency and Yusuf Bako, representing Pali Constituency from Alkaleri Local Government Area.
According to him, the decision of the Members to quit the APC was contained in a letter which was read by the Speaker, Abubakar Suleiman during plenary.
He said Yakubu, in his letter, said he was dumping the APC as from 2nd March, 2021.
“According to him (the Lawmaker), his decision to quit APC is based on the issues arising in the party at both State and National levels and calls from his constituents to leave the party.
“He pledged his continued commitment toward salvaging the plight of the citizen and contribute to the developmental goals of the present administration in Bauchi State,” he state”.
Burra added that the Speaker also read the letter of Yusuf Bako in which he notified the Assembly of his defection from the APC to the PDP.
He said: “Hon. Bako said his defection came after series of consultations with his constituents in which they decided that he should join political forces with PDP to ensure the success of the present administration considering the developments being brought to the State.
“According to him, there is need for him to have a clear political direction in line with the demands of his people hence the reason of his movement to PDP.
“He assured the Honourable Members of his readiness to serve for the success of the people of Bauchi State and Nigeria at large.”
NATIONAL ACCORD reports that with the development, the PDP now has 11 members in the House while APC has 19 and NNPP one.
