- Top members of the NNPP and the PDP in Zamfara state have defected to the ruling APC ahead of the 2023 general election
- The defectors were received by former Governor Abdulaziz Yari Talata Mafara on Monday, December 26
- Ibrahim Shinkafi, NNPP senatorial candidate, Aminu Kanoma, coordinator of the foundation for the actualisation of the PDP governorship candidate in 2023 were among the defectors
Talata Mafara, Zamfara state – The presidential aspiration of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has suffered a setback as some top chieftains of the New Nigerians Peoples’ Party (NNPP) defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara on Monday, December 26.
A statement by the media aide to former Governor Abdulaziz Yari, Dahiru Mafara, indicates that one of the defectors is Ibrahim Shinkafi, the NNPP senatorial candidate for Zamfara North Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections, Premium Times reported.
