Senate President Ahmad Lawan has finally read the defection letter of a former Governor of Kano State and Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial district, Ibrahim Shekarau.
The letter from Shekarau who defected from the All Progressive Party to the New Nigeria Peoples Party sometime in May, was read during plenary on Wednesday June 29.
The former Governor had obtained his NNPP membership card at his Giginyu ward in the presence of the party’s top echelons and politicians like the presidential candidate of the party, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, and a former member, House of Representatives, Sulieman Sumaila.
In his defection letter, Shekarau cited injustice, marginalisation and unfairness by Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje as reasons for his exit from the party.
The statement read;
“I kindly write to formally notify you of my resignation from the All Progressives Congress, and declaration for the New Nigerian People’s Party.
“My resignation from the APC was born out of the marginalization of all major critical stakeholders, and lack of internal democracy, in the Kano State chapter of the APC, plus the total absence of the principle of inclusiveness in the affairs of the Party and its Government at all levels in the State.
“All efforts to resolve the long protracted crisis in the State, in the last two years, including the involvement of the National Headquarters of the APC, failed due to the non-cooperation of the Kano State Governor and party leadership in the State.
“Consequently, after due consultation with like-minds and millions of our supporters in the State, we decided to withdraw our membership of the APC and moved to the New Nigeria People’s Party.
“Accept, please, my fraternal goodwill and continued cooperation at all times.”