A former Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Charles Iliya, on Saturday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
Iliya was the deputy Governor to Ibrahim Dankwambo from 2011 to 2019, and he was a notable member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, especially in Gombe South.
Another prominent politician who defected to the APC was the youth leader of North-East PDP, Kabiru Jauro, who promised to support Governor Muhammadu Yahaya to achieve his re-election bid.
Addressing a crowd of supporters at the ceremony, a former governorship aspirant on platform of the PDP, Isyaku Gwamna, described his move as necessary.
He said, “It is better to rely on what one has seen, than what one is promised.”
On his part, Governor Yahaya, described the support he was getting as genuine and inspired by his performance in office since 2019.
However, a former governor of the state, Danjuma Goje, who is currently the Senator representing Gombe Central Federal Constituency, on the platform of the APC, was conspicuously absent.
Recall that Goje had recently reconciled with the Yahaya shortly before the All Progressives Congress’ primaries, where Goje clinched a return ticket to the Senate.
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