Nasarawa NNPP lawmaker defects to APC

Musa Ibrahim, member representing Doma South constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has defected from New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

Mr Danladi Jatau, the Speaker of the House, announced the defection of Ibrahim during the plenary on Wednesday in Lafia.

Jatau appreciated the lawmaker for his wise decision to join the progressive party, APC, in the state.

The speaker assured of his continued commitment to provide all inclusive leadership in the House.

Also speaking, Dr Aliyu Bello, the Chairman, APC, Nasarawa State, described the defection of the lawmaker as “homecoming.”

The APC Chairman assured the lawmaker of equal privileges, rights and treatments in the party.

On his part, Ibrahim said he defected from the NNPP due to a crisis rocking the party at the national level.

”I write to intimate you of my immediate resolution to defect from my former party, the NNPP, to the APC in Nassarawa State.

”As a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, I’m duty-bound to make laws that will impact the lives of my constituents, he said.

He said thatthe crisis in NNPP had impeded his concentration, hence the reason for his defection.

” Upon receipt of the letter, I denounced my membership in NNPP and am now a member of APC. I look forward to working with the leadership of APC in Nassarawa State House of Assembly and the State at large.

” Attached to this copy are series of cases lying in various superior courts of records in the federation which have shown a great division in the party,” he said

The lawmaker promised continued effective and quality representation at the state legislature.

The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that with this development, APC has 12 seats, with the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) having nine and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) having three in that order.