Two PDP
members from Gwiwa and Fagam Constituencies in Jigawa State House of Assembly,
Alhaji Ibrahim Suleiman Gwiwa and Shuaibu Inuwa, on Thursday,
decamped to the
All Progressive Congress, APC. Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar witnessed
formal decamping of the two PDP members on the invitation of the Speaker of the
House. PDP had five members in the thirty member State Legislative House,
however, this development has reduced the number to three.
hose still in
the PDP are members from Buji, Kiyawa and Miga Constituencies in the State
Assembly.
Speaking to
journalists, the lawmakers denied allegations that they were given money to
leave PDP.
"Nobody
gave us koko to join APC, I left because my former party lacked one leadership.
Even the PDP's national headquarters had been under lock and key for the past
one year," Shuaibu Inuwa said.
"I also
moved to APC because of prudent management of the state's resources by the
present administration under Governor Badaru." he added.
Mr Gwiwa on
his part said:
"Looking
at my age and experience, you will believe that there is nothing monetary in my
defection to APC"
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