APC governorship candidate Mustapha Inuwa defects to PDP

Dr. Mustapha Inuwa, a leading member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Katsina State, has defected to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The party stalwart made his defection known on Sunday, October 16 at his campaign party office in Katsina after consultation with supporters.

Groups that were present at the venue chanted songs of solidarity on his capacity and ability to shape the politics of the State.

Inuwa is the immediate past secretary to the Katsina State Government (SSG) under the incumbent Governor Aminu Bello Masari.

His switch is due to him losing the governorship ticket on the platform of the APC to Dr Dikko Umar Radda.

Report has it that Inuwa had pledged his support for Radda shortly after the governorship primaries.

Thereafter, supporters of the two camps began to trade accusations when things suddenly fell apart.

Report also has it that the APC and the Labour Party Vice Presidential candidates, Senators Kashim Shetima and Datti Baba Ahmed, respectively, visited Dr Inuwa apart from the State PDP and the NNPP leaderships.

However, Inuwa said he has realized that he and his supporters had no relevance in the APC hence he eventually decided to rejoin his old home, the PDP, which he left penultimate 2015 election for the then-opposition APC.

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