Ahmadu Fintiri has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Fintiri made the announcement in a statewide broadcast on Friday, confirming his exit from the party under which he was elected governor.
The development comes days after the Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Wesley Bathiya, resigned his membership of the PDP alongside 14 other lawmakers.
Bathiya announced the decision during Wednesday’s plenary, formally presenting letters of resignation from the affected members. After legislative proceedings, he called for order and read the withdrawal letters individually, confirming their departure from the ruling party in the state.
One of the defecting lawmakers, Mahmud Kallamu, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, described the move as strategic, though he did not elaborate.
An APC lawmaker, who spoke on the sidelines, said the party was prepared to receive the defectors should they formally join its ranks.
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