- Senator Basheer Mohammed was received at the Government House by Governor Ganduje and other APC bigwigs
- He is set to make his official declaration at an unnamed date at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suffered another major setback as one of its senators defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has led away thousands of supporters in Kano.
NAIJ.com gathered that Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed, representing Kano Central led his supporters from the opposition party on Saturday, January 27.
APC TV News reported that the senator "formally led over hundreds and sixteen thousands card carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC today."
Defecting PDP supporters during their reception in Kano state on Saturday. Credit: APC TV News
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His defecting supporters were received at Government House, Kano by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly matters - Senate Senator Ita Enang and other APC bigwigs.
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The party has chosen Sani Abacha stadium, Kano as the venue for the formal defection of the senator
The defectors were led to APC by now former PDP senator Basheer Garba Lado Mohammed. Credit: APC News TV
NAIJ.com could immediately confirm the authenticity of the number of defectors reported at press time but APC TV News had correctly broken the news of the defection of another PDP senator from Ebonyi Sunny Ogbuoji.
The defection was later overturned by PDP colleagues of the lawmaker in the upper legislature when he formally tendered letter of his defection during plenary.
Suspended House of Reps member Abdulmumin Jibrin followed by Governor Ganduje at the reception of the defectors on Saturday, January 27. Credit: APC TV News
NAIJ.com recalls that drama ensued at the Senate on Wednesday, January 17 after senators on the platform of the PDP prevented their colleague representing Ebonyi south, Sonni Ogbuoji, from defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Coming under order 43, Ogbuoji announced his intention to dump the PDP citing the “crisis” within the party as his reason for defection.
Apparently aware of his intention, other PDP senators interrupted him and soon the chamber became noisy.
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Source: Naija.ng