Kano, Kano state – Barau Jibrin, the deputy senate president, on Sunday, September 1, received defectors from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state.
The defectors were led by Alhaji Aminu Ibrahim Gogori, the leader of the Askarawan Kwankwasiyya in Dawakin Kudu local government area (LGA) and former chairman of Bagwai LGA.
Senator Barau received the NNPP members at his Abuja residence, according to a statement by Ismail Mudashir, his special adviser on media and publicity.
Mudashir said his principal thanked the defectors, pledging that they would be treated fairly in the APC.
Furthermore, the high-ranking federal lawmaker reiterated the commitment of the APC to address the challenges facing the country, urging all to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in ‘his efforts to return the country to the path of progress and prosperity’.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, August 31, Barau received the leadership of the APC Twitter Eagle Forum at his Abuja residence.
Barau described the meeting as “a fruitful engagement”.
According to him:
He urged the APC social media influencers to be champions of peace and drive innovation as they navigate the challenges facing Nigeria.
His words:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state disclosed that he welcomed more than 500 decamped supporters of the APC to the NNPP.
The decampees hail from Ghari local government area (LGA).
Governor Yusuf who expressed his delight with the development, also revealed that he inspected an ongoing renovation of the Ghari College of Education and Preliminary Studies.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
