{"id":52816,"date":"2021-06-30T16:03:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=52816"},"modified":"2021-06-30T16:03:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:03:41","slug":"two-senators-from-zamfara-state-dump-pdp-for-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/30\/two-senators-from-zamfara-state-dump-pdp-for-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Two senators from Zamfara state dump PDP for APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senators representing Zamfara west and north, Hassan Anka and Sahabi Yau have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>The notice of defections\u00a0was in two separate letters read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming 24 hours after Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle formally joined the ruling party on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Both senators said they were leaving the PDP because it has been engulfed by crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Yau described the APC as a \u201cformidable and peaceful party\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a representative of my people and having consulted widely with them, I have decided to defect from the crisis-ridden party to a more formidable and peaceful party,\u201d Yau said in his notice to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/30\/senate-considers-bill-to-create-agency-to-manage-proceeds-of-crime\/\">senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Anka\u2019s letter read: \u201cI wish to inform you of my decision to move from the PDP to the APC.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe decision is necessitated by the crisis of the state chapter of the PDP that has negatively affected representation of our constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The formal defection of Peter Nwaoboshi, senator representing Delta north, was also announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI write to notify you that I have formally joined the APC,\u201d Nwaoboshi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDP in its entirety is imploding under huge intolerance, tyranny and gross failure of leadership in ways that are impossible for normalcy to continue in the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Gusau, senator representing Zamfara central, is yet to announce his new party. 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