The Senate leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State.
Senator Abdullahi registered in his Kokani South Ward, in Argungu Local Government of the state.
He was issued a PDP membership card with registration number 2326897.
Dr Abdullahi, a former federal permanent secretary, has been representing Kebbi North Senatorial District at the National Assembly since 2015 under the platform of APC.
His close associate, Senator Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi central) recently withdrew from the APC senatorial primary in the state.
Mr Aliero announced this decision in a statement he personally signed.
He described the APC primaries in the state as “symbolic and patently fraudulent, because the delegate list comprised of persons handpicked by the State Governor to do his bidding”
He accused Governor Atiku Bagudu of high handedness. Aliero said, “It is therefore, alarming for the governor to get away with the fraudulent act of composing the list of delegates for all the primaries in the state.
“I have endured the provocation and antics of the governor in the state beyond measure. I must, in that sense, express my appreciation for your interventions and efforts in containing the excesses of the governor.”
Senator Aliero said his withdrawal would enable him to confer with his people and political associates on the next line of action.
