Kawu Sumaila, the senator representing Kano South Senatorial District on the New Nigeria People’s Party platform, has left the party to join the All-Progressives Congress.
Godswill Akpabio, the Senate’s president, read the defection letter during Wednesday’s plenary.
According to Sumaila in his letter, his decision to leave the NNPP is anchored on compelling and undeniable developments within the party, which have rendered the party severely divided and dysfunctional.
The letter is titled” Notification of defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All-Progressive Congress (APC).
“I write to formally notify the Senate through your esteemed office of my defection from the NNPP to the APC, the largest party in Africa.
“My decision to bid goodbye to the NNPP is anchored on compelling and undeniable developments within the party, which have rendered the party severely divided and dysfunctional.
“Over the past months, I have observed a growing number of litigations that have practically torn the party apart and left its structure fractured.
“All of which clearly centred on issues of party disunity, functional leadership, and the legitimacy of its operations.
“These legal battles have not only eroded internal cohesion but have created parallel and conflicting authorities within the party.”
The lawmaker continued that a further manifestation of the division was the existence of multiple factions, each with its own distinct party logo.
This, he noted underscored the depth of the division and reflected a clear and public splintering of the party’s identity in both form and substance, as the party was divided in form and substance.
“Therefore, in the spirit of democratic accountability and in line with my constitutional right, I have moved to APC, a national platform, an international platform, which I believe will better support my legislative responsibilities and aspirations of the good people of my senatorial district,” he said.
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