September 21, (THEWILL) – The lawmaker representing Kano Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally announced his defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Shekarau had on August 29, defected along with his supporters to PDP from NNPP, on issues bordering on alleged unfair treatment by the leadership of the party.
However, Shekarau in a letter read at plenary on Wednesday by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, said his defection and that of thousands of his supporters in Kano from NNPP to PDP, was to actualise their political aspirations in a party that accommodates them .
After the announcement, PDP senators led by the minority leader, Philip Aduda and the minority whip, Chukwuka Utazi, embraced Shakarau for defecting to their party.
