ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi
Alhaji Musa Shitu Zaki, a former special adviser on political matters to the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was sacked from office by Governor Mohammed on August 30, 2019.
Zaki is also a former Bauchi zonal chairman of the ruling People’s Democratic Party in the state.
Similarly, a former senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for Bauchi North in the 2019 election, Honourable Faruk Mustapha also defected to the APC.
Mustapha contested and lost to Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa of the APC. He polled 92,000 votes to come second.
This was disclosed by the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Bauchi State, Adamu Jallah, in a media statement made available to journalists on Thursday.
Jalla claimed that the two politicians decamped to the party with thousands of their supporters.
According to him, the defection of the two politicians to the APC is in view of the internal democracy, justice and fairness in the party as well as its good ideologies and principles.
“While welcoming the decampees to the people’s oriented party, the APC wishes to assure them that they will be treated fairly and level playing ground will be provided to both old and new members.
“We finally urge them to use their political experiences and dexterity to contribute to the progress of the party and development of Bauchi state and the nation at large,” he stated.
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