Labour Party governorship candidate defects to APC in Northern state, endorses Tinubu

The Labour Party governorship candidate in Kano state, Bashir Bashir, has reportedly dumped his party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), according to The Punch.

It was gathered that Bashir made the shocking defection on Sunday evening, February 12.

Recall that the LP governorship candidate had in January staged a boycott of the party’s presidential rally held in Kano, alongside the chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council, Mohammed Zarewa; the state coordinator of Peter Obi’s campaign, Balarabe Wakili, and a member of the presidential campaign council, Idris Dambazau.

Why did Bashir Bashir defect to APC?

The Punch cited a source close to Bashir as confirming his defection alongside other LP leaders, to the APC on Sunday.

The source blamed their defection on the alleged exclusion of major northern stakeholders from its decision-making process, as well as the lack of clear-cut direction on the interest of northern Nigeria.

Also reporting the development, Daily Nigerian stated that Bashir had two meetings with the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as well as the vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima in Lagos and Abuja and agreed on the defection terms.

It also cited a source as saying that the LP candidate had endorsed Tinubu and promised to mobilise his supporters for him.