In another another surprise blow to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition PDP in Gombe State, a former Campaign Director General of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Mr Musa Zubairu joined the opposition New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in the State.
After announcing his defection alongside his supporters to the NNPP, he pledged to support its gubernatorial candidate, Hon. Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki and other candidates to win the 2023 general election in the state.
Mr Zubairu served as the DG to Governor Yahaya’s Campaign Directorate in 2011 and also in 2015 when the APC defeated the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He had earlier decamped to the PDP before his recent decision to defect to the NNPP.
The PDP chieftain was received into the NNPP alongside hundreds of his supporters by the gubernatorial candidate of the Party, Hon. Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki, the State Party Chairman, Umar Abdullahi Maikano, the House of Representative candidate for Yamaltu/Deba federal constituency, Dr. Bashir Mohammed and the Secretary of the party, Nasir Baba Shareef among others.
The NNPP now has equal number of members in the state assembly as both parties have three members each.
The party has in recent times received thousands of the ruling APC and the opposition PDP into it’s fold.
It has now spread it’s presence to all nooks and crannies of Gombe State and captured the hitherto strongholds of both the ruling APC and the opposition PDP ahead of the elections.
