PDP suffers fresh setback as two Gombe chairmen defect to APC

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has suffered another setback following the defection of its chairmen in Kwami and Nafada Local Government Areas, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Yayayi and Alhaji Yusuf Isa Jigawa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The two politicians announced their defection on Sunday in Gombe after separate meetings with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, facilitated by Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, Coordinating Patron of the Gombe APC Campaign Council.

As part of the move, both former PDP chieftains reportedly submitted their resignation letters to their respective ward chairmen, formally ending their membership and posi...