Jigawa APC Ex-Women Leader, Hauwa Yusuf, Supporters Dump APC For PDP

A former women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State,  Hajiya Hauwa Yusuf Gumel on Tuesday dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The development was announced by the Governorship candidate of the PDP in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido.

Lamido, in a post on his Twitter account, disclosed that Gumel joined PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections alongside her supporters.

The PDP Governorship candidate while expressing excitement following her defection wrote, “Today, I received former Jigawa State APC Women leader Hajiya Hauwa Yusuf Gumel who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party.”

See pictures of her defection below:

2023: APC Loses Members To PDP In Lagos

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, lost hundreds of its members to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The defectors from Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State also declared their support for the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, and his running mate, Olufunke Akindele.

They also endorsed the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa.

Giving reason for their defection from APC, the defectors said the unending deceit and deception in APC which has caused harm to their political career is also dangerous to Nigeria’s democratic system.