- The Labour Party has been hit by a massive defection as eight Eight Labour Party state assembly candidates in Jigawa joined the APC
- Governor Muhammad Badaru received the defectors at an event in the government house on Friday, January 6
- Muhammad Makinta who spoke on behalf of the defectors revealed why they dumped the Labour Party for the APC
Jigawa state – Eight Labour Party (LP) state assembly candidates have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa state ahead of the 2023 general election.
The defection was announced in a statement released on Friday, January 6, by Governor Muhammad Badaru’s media aide, Habibu Kila.
