Ex-Governor Ramalan Yero, Shehu Sani, Hunkuyi, Danjuma La’ah, Others Defect to APC in Kaduna
Former Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, and the Kaduna State gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 governorship election, Senator Suleiman Usman Hunkuyi, were among the defectors who returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday in Kaduna.
They were received by the state governor, Uba Sani, who welcomed other new members to the party, assuring them that they would enjoy the same rights and privileges as every other party member.
Governor Sani, who addressed party supporters at Murtala Square in the state capital on Saturday, said, “Someone who joins APC today and the one who has been a foundation member 10 years ago are of the same status. They will enjoy the same rights and privileges.”
He urged the new members to notify their supporters of the APC’s readiness to accept them into the party, as its doors were still open to more defectors.
According to Sani, the popularity and acceptability of the APC are due to its just leadership at both the state and federal levels.
He expressed confidence that the party would emerge victorious in the 2027 elections, from top to bottom, with President Bola Tinubu leading the charge.
“In the 2027 election, the electorate will vote for APC in all the elections, from top to bottom. At the top, our leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be elected. At the state level, the party will be voted for in the gubernatorial, National, and State Assembly elections, by the grace of God,” TheWhistler quoted Governor Sani.
He also promised that his administration would execute projects in all parts of Kaduna State, regardless of party affiliations and ethno-religious considerations.
“Politics is different from governance. We will be fair to all, whether or not they voted for us, because that is the oath of office we swore to uphold as leaders,” he added.
The governor also reminded the crowd that leaders would be held accountable in the hereafter regarding how they led the people whom God had entrusted to them.
The new members, who defected from other parties, include notable figures such as former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani; former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero; Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, who was the NNPP gubernatorial candidate in the last election; and Senator Danjuma La’ah, who represented Zone Three in the upper legislative chamber on the platform of the PDP.
Others are Alhaji Sani Shaaban, a former gubernatorial candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the state; Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha, former National Organising Secretary of the PDP; and Ambassador Sule Buba, Nigeria’s former envoy to South Korea.
Below is the full list of those who defected to the APC with their supporters in Kaduna today:
1) H.E (Dr.) Mukhtar Ramalan Yero
2) Senator Suleiman Usman Hunkuyi
3) Senator Dajuma Tela la’ah
4) Senator Shehu Sani
5) Alh. Abubakar Mustapha
6) Alh. Jafaru Kurmin Kogi
7) Hon. Donatus K Mathew
8) Hon. Amos Gwamna Magaji
9) Hon. Henry Marah Zachariah
10) Hon. Samuel Kozah Kambai
11) Hon. Emmanuel Kantiok
12) Hon. Muh’d Sani Shaaban
13) Amb. Sule Buba
14) Hon. Yakubu Umar Barde
15) Prof. Mato Dogara
16) Hon. Engr. Micheal Auta
17) Engr. Joseph Almajiri Ciroma
18) Bashir Idris Zangon Aya
19) Muhammad Mahmud Aliyu
20) Hon. Usman Baba
21) Engr Seth Bakut
22) Hon. Ben Kure
23) Hon. Aminu Sabo Anchau
24) Mariah Laka Madami
25) Nuhu Dogo Makama
26) Bashir Idris Zangon Aya
27) Alh. Tajjani Musa
28) Hon. Sa’adu Idris
29) Yusuf Abubakar Maikwari
30) Hon. Mikiaih Markus Tokwak
31) Hon. Jacob Dakare
32) Prof. Auta Kato
33) Hon. Victoria Jatau
34) Hon. Ado Dogo Audu
35) Hon. Simon Mathias
36) Hon. Paul Wani
37) Hon. Timothy Chindo
38) Hon. Usman Lado
39) Hon. Amos Avejangbe
40) Hon. Murna Amboso
41) Hon. Nuhu Audu Ajiyana
42) Hon. Augustine Beguwa
43) Hon. Morandia Tanko
44) Hon. Rijo Shekari
45) Engr Seth Bakut
46) Gen. Gora Katunku rtd.
47) Ya’u Sa’in Jema’a
48) Hon Ashafa Waziri
49) Hon. Manasseh Tokan
50) Hon. Audi Dalhatu
