Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau on Tuesday declared that politicians defecting to the Social Democratic Celebration, SDP, with the intention of utilizing it to problem the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2027 are on a mission that’s useless on arrival.
He made this assertion whereas receiving the SDP’s Vice Presidential candidate, Yusufu Buhari, and the occasion’s governorship candidate in Kano State, Bala Mohammed Gwagwarawa, who defected to APC, in Abuja.
Moreover, all members of the Kano State Working Committee of SDP, together with 38 native authorities chairmen and secretaries, 13 Home of Meeting candidates, and 6 Home of Representatives candidates, have defected to APC in a big political realignment forward of the 2027 basic election.
Barau revealed that he performed a key position in facilitating the defection of SDP stalwarts, which he described as a significant setback for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.El-Rufai, who not too long ago joined the SDP forward of the 2027 elections, has been actively recruiting members.
Addressing the defectors, Senator Barau said that the defection of SDP chieftains to APC signalled the failure of any try to make use of the occasion to problem the APC in 2027.
“Let me begin by saying that those that have been going across the nation, making an attempt to woo folks to the SDP, and considering that their effort will create a platform able to difficult the APC within the subsequent election—the thought is confirmed to be useless on arrival. Lifeless on arrival.
“Why do I say that? Folks have rejected that invitation. Folks have mentioned no, we’re not coming to your occasion. The previous Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, and others who’ve been talked about have additionally mentioned no. And so as to add salt to the harm, these already within the occasion at the moment are transferring to our occasion, the APC. The SDP goes to be empty.
“Right this moment, the Vice Presidential candidate, the Governorship candidate in Kano State, and different heavyweights within the SDP have joined the APC,” he mentioned.
Barau assured the defectors of equal therapy inside APC however emphasised that their entry additionally got here with tasks, urging them to be energetic so that they may very well be shortly recognised.
The APC Nationwide Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, who was represented by the Deputy Nationwide Chairman (South), Chief Emma Eneukwu, described the defection as a transition “from darkness to mild,” underscoring APC’s position as a beacon of transformative management underneath President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Former senator representing Kano South Senatorial District, Kabir Gaya, expressed delight that the Deputy Senate President was championing the unity of l APC in Kano State and past.
