Former Governor of Kano State and Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial district, Ibrahim Shekarau, on Wednesday, June 29, announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Senate President Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, who announced the defection of the lawmaker on the floor of the Senate, directed the Chief Whip to lead Shakarau to the opposition row in the red chamber.
In Shekarau’s letter of resignation from his former political party, the APC, he cited injustice and unfairness by Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as reasons for his defection.
Part of the letter, which was read by the Senate President read: “I am defecting from the APC to my new party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party as a result of unfairness, injustice by Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
“For the past two years, there have been unresolved crisis in the Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, hence, I have resigned my membership.”