ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Kano State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu A. Kibiya, has welcomed more than 100 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Tarai in Kibiya Local Government Area into the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kano by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Balarabe Kiru.
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According to Kiru, the defectors, led by APC woman leader Hajiya Sabuwa Tarai, said their decision to join the NNPP was influenced by the numerous development projects and social programmes executed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s administration.
“We are impressed by the numerous projects executed by Gov. Yusuf at the local government and state level,” Tarai said.
While receiving the new members, Commissioner Kibiya assured them of equal treatment within the NNPP and welcomed them warmly into the party’s fold.
He urged them to work collectively for the growth and success of the NNPP in Kibiya and across the state.