2023: Defections Hit Gombe PDP
POLITICS DIGEST- Barely four months to the 2023 general elections, Gombe state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been hit with gale of defections, as high profile members of the party in the state defected to other parties on Saturday.
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The defectors include the Immediate past state women leader and serving Zonal ex-officio of the party, Mole Istifanus Benet, former Commissioner during Dankwambo regime, Bakura Muhammad Bajoga, Secretary Shamaki Ward, Jafar Abdullahi and Assistant Secretary Herwagana Ward ,Shafiu Idris.
The defection came as major blow to the party’s bid to regain power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state in the 2023 governorship election
The incumbent governor, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, is seeking for a second term in office.
According to Mole Istifanus,the party’s disdain towards women was the major crux of her dumping the party.
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