Kano state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to TheCable, Sulaiman-Bichi is not yet official and he has not made any comment, but it is gathered that he defected alongside some members.
It is learnt that he would meet with Ganduje later in the day as parts of plans to f6ormalise his defection.
He was said to have accused Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of the state, of foisting Yusuf, his son-in-law, as the party’s candidate during the governorship election.
The former PDP chairman in the state, who acted as returning officer of the party, during the general election, is a an ally of Kwankwaso.
He was a commissioner for land matters during Kwankwaso’s first tenure as governor. After he defected from the APC to the PDP with Kwankwaso, the former governor nominated him as chairman of the state interim committee of the party.
His defection comes two days after the supreme court affirmed the election of Abdullahi Ganduje as governor of the state.
The apex court dismissed the suit filed by Abba Kabir Yusuf, PDP’s candidate in the election, to challenge the victory of his APC rival.