WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Twenty-one (21) prominent figures from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party, and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State. Ex-Senator representing Kaduna South senatorial district, Danjuma Laah led the defection alongside other notable politicians. Others are Hon. Godfrey Ali Gaiya, a former member of the House of Representatives, and Hon. Amos Gwamna Magaji, current representative of Zangon Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency. Other Notable Defectors are Hon. Donatus K. Mathew, Hon. Henry Marah Zakarieh, Hon. Samuel Kambai Koza, Barrister Emmanuel Kantiok, and Eng. Michael Auta (Labour Party’s Zone 3 senatorial candidate) Others are NNPP heavyweights Kenneth Suwa, Ben Kure, and former state chairman Nuhu Audu. The mass defection is anticipated to weaken opposition parties significantly in Southern Kaduna, traditionally an opposition stronghold.
PDP, NNPP, LP weakened as 21 prominent politicians defect to APC in Kaduna
