Major Protest In Kano, as a high flying presidential aspirant dumps PDPMajor Protest In Kano, as a high flying presidential aspirant dumps PDP

Former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Shekarau’s Spokesperson, Ya’u Sule, disclosed the defection in an interview with BBC Hausa, on Tuesday.

Although, he did not disclose the new party his principal is moving to, Sule said that the decision of the former Governor, is connected with the recent dissolution of party Executives in the State.

Post-Nigeria recalls, that the National Working Committee, NWC, of the PDP, last week Thursday, dissolved the Kano State Executive Committee of the party, and constituted a Caretaker Committee to pilot its affairs.

No reason was given for the dissolution, but it is believed to be connected to the recent defection of another ex-Kano Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to the party.

Before Shekarau’s defection on Tuesday morning, hundreds of his (Shekarau) supporters in Kano State, on Monday, protested against the decision of party to dissolve the State Executives.

The Spokesperson, explained that after Shekarau notified the National Working Committee of the consequences of the decision, nothing was done to amend it. Rather, five of the seven-member Caretaker Committee were allotted to Kwankwaso.

“This, we viewed as injustice”, the Spokesperson explained.

“Kano PDP is not the only State that received APC decampees. In Sokoto State, Governor Tambuwal’s defection does not affect the structure of the party in the State, why Kano? We will not take that.

“Those Executives were legally elected to serve four year tenure, they are in their second year, scrapping them is illegal”, he said.

Yau further revealed that Shekarau will consult his supporters, while also deciding the political party to join.