Nasarawa Assembly NNPP lawmaker defects to APC
By Danjuma Joseph Lafia
Member representing Toto/Gadabuke constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Mohammed Garba Isimbabi, has defected from New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, announced this while reading Hon. Isimbabi’s defection letter during plenary on Monday, at the chamber.
According to the Speaker, Hon. Isimbabi, cited division in NNPP at the national level as the major reason for his defection to the ruling party, APC.
“I want to commend him for taken this very serious decision to join APC. His defection to APC is a welcome development to me as a leader of the House and to the ruling party” he said.
Also speaking, APC chairman in the state, Dr. Aliyu Bello, alao commended Hon Isimbabi, for joining the progressive party in the Country.
“Hon Isimbabi’s defection is very significant.This is the beauty of democracy because he was our former member. Since there are lot of crisis in NNPP at the national level, this is necessary for him to join APC, to add value to the development of the state and country” he said.
The State APC Chairman also commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule, over his developmental strides in the state saying “Hon Isimbabi also joined the parry due to the developmental strides of the Governor”.
Dr Aliyu Bello, who disclosed that five more lawmakers are on their way to join APC in the state, said APC’s door is open to welcome more people into the party..
On his part, Hon Musa Abubakar Ibrahim who is now the only NNPP member in the House while congratulating Hon. Isimbabi on his defection, said that he would also join APC soon.
On his part, Hon Isimbisa, who appreciated NNPP for giving him the platform to vie for election, where made his way into the assembly, attributed his exit to the division within the party at the national level.
“Before taken this decision to defect, I have went round into the six electoral wards of my constituency to consult them, they gave me the go ahead to defect to APC” he said.