2023: NNPP Northeast Secretary, 170,000 others decamps to PDP in Yobe

2023: NNPP Northeast Secretary, 170,000 others decamps to PDP in Yobe

By: Yahaya Wakili

The Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in charge of northeast, Dr Babayo Liman has dump his party and join the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in support of the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

“We are here to inform the general public and our teeming suppoters of about 600,000 in the 6 North-Eastern states of my decision.” Dr Liman said.

He said in Yobe state he is defecting with about 170,000 supporters, adding that he has been the North East secretary of the NNPP and member of Kwankwasiyya for a very long time but decision to decamp to PDP out of the conviction that PDP is the answer in 2023.

Dr Babayo Liman further said, the party (NNPP) lacked structure and focus to address the problem of Nigerians, adding that, for over five months the NNPP leadership could not resolve some internal crises.

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“So i decided to resign my appointment and to join the PDP in support of the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as part of a tradition when a leader defects from one political party to the other he needs to inform his supporters of his decision.” He said.

“So, i look at it as my responsibility to go round the 6 North-Eastern states to inform them of my decision and the position basically this is why i am here.” He added.

Dr Babayo Liman maintained that the 16 years of PDP administration in Nigeria was a great success to all Nigerians and the issue of insecurity was only in some parts of the country but did not escalate and spread across all parts of the country as it is under the present administration of APC.

2023: NNPP Northeast Secretary, 170,000 others decamps to PDP in Yobe