Despite Shekarau’s defection to PDP, many Shura members affirm support to NNPP in Kano

….. All serving members of state, national assembly remain in NNPP as the former governor defects to PDP for the second time

Over 40 political bigwigs who defected to New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) alongside former Kano State governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau have resolved to remain in the party with a view to supporting it to victory during the forthcoming general elections.

Solacebase reports that Senator Ibrahim Shekarau was on Monday received into the Peoples Democratic Party, by the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and other big stakeholders in at a funfair held at his Mudunbawa residence in Kano.

Shura Council is the highest political decision making of the Ibrahim Shekarau’s political structure in Kano.

Reading a communique on behalf of the 45 politicians shortly after a meeting, on Tuesday, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi, a House of Representatives member representing Karaye/Rogo federal constituency, said the 45 members who signed the communique, resolved to remain in NNPP to exercise their civic rights as enshrined in the constitution.

Barrister Dederi explained that “We jointly and severally remain members of the NNPP Kano state chapter with an unshaken loyalty and determination to carry the party to success in the forthcoming general election. We shall continue to make sacrifices to our great party to further strengthen our party’s support base.

“Already NNPP is unrivaled by any other party followership and focused leadership. This is a fact known nationalize and beyond. We urge all our people to equally continue to cooperate with us so that we can redirect the affairs of our state for the betterment for its people as well as to save the nation from the state of near collapse,’’ the communique said.

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“We recognized the inalienable right of any citizen to make his or her choices in exercising his or her freedom of association as enshrined in our constitution.’’

‘’The Rep member added that they joined NNPP because of their conviction about the party’s manifest and principles, noting that “these objectives have placed greater emphasis on solutions to the problems facing the country to mere theoretical answers alone.”

‘’He therefore, urged supporters of all the 45 politicians who signed the communique to remain calm and law abiding, assuring that their leaders would never let them down politically.’’

‘’Those in attendance at the meeting include NNPP Governorship Candidate, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, deputy gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Aminu Abdulsalam, NNPP Senatorial candidate (Kano South) Hon Abdulrahman Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila and Former Speaker, Kano state House of Assembly and member representing Rano/Kibiya/Bunkure federal constituency, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum.

Others are former chief of staff to governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Alhaji Ali Haruna Makoda and former commissioner of budget and planning, Alhaji Nura Muhammad Dankadai