GUSAU – Former Member of the House of Representatives in Zamfara State, Hon. Kabiru Yahaya Classic has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The ex-lawmaker, announced his defection on Thursday, after meeting with the state APC Chairman Alhaji Tukur Danfulani and Chairman Senator Abdulaziz Yari Political Organisation, Alhaji Lawal M Liman as well as other Zamfara APC stakeholders in Kaduna.
Classic represented Anka/ Talata Mafara Federal Constituency between 2019 and 2023 under the umbrella of the PDP.
The former member, however, joined the APC along with the PDP structure in Talata Mafara Local Government Area as well as 10 out of 11 PDP Ward Chairmen in the area.
According to him, the defection from the PDP became necessary because of the undemocratic tendencies in the state PDP.
“I Kabiru Yahayya Classic, today, Thursday, November 7, 2024, wish to announce my defection from the PDP to the progressive party, the APC along with all PDP structure, including the Local Government EXCO of the PDP and the 10 out of 11 Ward Chairmen of the PDP”, he stressed.
Receiving the lawmaker, the State APC Chairman, Tukur Umar Danfulani described Classic defection as a welcome development.
Also speaking, the Chairman of AA Yari’s Political Organisation, Alhaji Lawal Liman, commended Kabiru Classic and other defectors for joining the progressive team.
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