Two former chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the 2027 general elections approach. The defectors are Alhaji Idris Abubakar Yayayi, the former PDP chairman for Kwami Local Government Area, and Alhaji Yusuf Isa Jigawa, who previously chaired the party in Nafada Local Government Area.
The transitions were confirmed on Sunday by Ismaila Uba Misilli, the Director-General of Press Affairs in the Governor's Office. Misilli stated that both men had formally ended their PDP membership by submitting resignation letters to their respective ward chairmen before holding separate meetings with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya at the Government House in Gombe.
According to the statement, Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, the Coordinating Patron of the Gombe APC Campaign Council, facilitated the meetings between the governor and the former PDP officials. During these discussions, Yayayi and Jigawa pledged to transfer their political structures, grassroots networks, and supporters into the APC, with a specific focus on the Kwami and Nafada local government areas.
The two defectors commended Governor Yahaya’s leadership and expressed their readiness to contribute to the APC’s activities in the lead-up to the 2027 elections. In response, the governor welcomed the new members, noting that their arrival would expand the party’s grassroots support in the two local government areas.
Yahaya also expressed confidence that the political experience and mobilisation networks of the former PDP chairmen would significantly contribute to the party’s broader activities across Gombe State. The defections mark a notable shift in the political landscape of the region as parties finalize their structures for the upcoming electoral cycle.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
