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Elected PDP LG Chairmen, Councilors Defect To APC In Jigawa

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All the elected local government Chairmen and Councilors of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Jigawa State have resolved to dump the party for the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Investigations show that the move was not unconnected with their earlier decision to embrace the ruling party, based on its ideology of principle of justice and good governance.

The Jigawa State Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Alh. Khalid S. Ibrahim, confirmed the development, adding that “our reasons are clear and straight forward; that we have agreed, in principle, to embrace the APC based on its policies of cardinal principle of social justice and good governance.

Khalid, who is also the Chairman of Birnin-Kudu Council, further stated that the idea was conceived shortly after their maiden courtesy on Governor Badaru Abubakar, where they extolled his good virtue of leadership, describing him as a people-oriented governor.

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Bala Mohammed, 5 Others In Battle For PDP Chair

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Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Sen. Bala Mohammed, and five others are in the race for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, it was learnt yesterday.

Others are Prof. Ahmed Alkali, a former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to  former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Minister of State for Power Mohammed Wakil and Deputy National Publicity Secretary Jalo Abdullahi.

Some governors are pushing for ex-Governor Sule Lamido, a onetime National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) and a former Deputy National Chairman of PDP and ex-Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema.

But party leaders, including some members of the Board of Trustees (BOT), are insisting that the Northeast should retain the position.

Read More: thenationonlineng