A former minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, on Saturday defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to United Democratic Party, UDP.

Mrs Alhassan resigned from President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet on today, following her disqualification by the ruling party to contest for governor of Taraba State.

On Thursday, the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party took the decision to axe Mrs Alhasan and another minister Adebayo Shittu based on the report of the party’s Governorship Aspirants Screening Committee.

Mr Shittu is aspiring to become the governor of Oyo State, while Mrs Alhassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba, is gunning for Taraba governor.

The minister’s letter of resignation obtained by DAILY NIGERIAN reads in part: “I write with a lot of respect to infor Mr President of my decision to resign my appointment as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as a member of the All Progressives Congress APC).”

Mrs Alhassan further said in the letter that she “had always been a very committed committed party member and was at no time queried or admonished for any wrong doing or unconstitutional behaviour.”

“Up to the time of writing this letter, no reason was given by the Party for my disqualification to contest election under the APC.”



At the UDP secretariat in the state, Mrs Alhassan said she dumped the APC because of the injustice meted on her.

She said she is joining the UDP alongside all her supporters.

DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that she defected alongside seven APC members of the State House of Assembly, a member of the House of Representatives and all the APC executives in the 16 local government areas and 169 wards of the state.


https://dailynigerian.com/breaking-mama-taraba-7-members-of-taraba-assembly-lg-excos-join-udp/

She's still going to defect to PDP

If you like go nnpc wanting concern me let me come and be going

So APC is effectively dead in Taraba.

Political obscurity loading!

Mama Taraba just exposed Atiku's next line of Action in case he did not get the PDP ticket.

It's not over yet.

Apc are completely dead in taraba state. one of the middle belt state, besides taraba state is a pdp state.

She just shot herself on the foot. Taraba is divided along religious line, with Christians as the majority. There's no way she could unseat Darius Ishaku, who is going for his second term.

Johnnyessence:
Apc are completely dead in taraba state. one of the middle belt state, besides taraba state is a pdp state.

Taraba Middle Belt State?

seanfer:


Taraba Middle Belt State?

its in d north east, from old gongola state now Adamawa. But this Oshomole gara gara is too much. What's wrong in expressing one's view about Atiku and Buhari? APC is a public party not a private party

Johnnyessence:
Apc are completely dead in taraba state. one of the middle belt state, besides taraba state is a pdp state.

Apc guber candidates like sabo kente and joel ikanya have more influence and electoral value than her.she can only win in taraba north but these two men can divide central and southern taraba.buhari always gets 25% here and would still do same next year

which one be UDP again UnionBank Deposit Party

PassingShot:

She knows her final destination, just doing drama before she "has no other choice but to join" her political godfather...

Hope Atiku will appreciate this sacrifice she's made... both won't go anywhere in politics but in their private lives, he should ensure she's "alright".

Johnnyessence:
Apc are completely dead in taraba state. one of the middle belt state, besides taraba state is a pdp state.

Taraba in north central? You pdp people sef...Johnny, and you keep arguing when you sabi nada?

GavelSlam:


Don't think so.

That party must be Atiku's surrogate in case he loses the PDP ticket as expected.

Same as ZLP which Mimiko may have registered in anticipation of a fallout from LP.

They are all political prostitue, jumping from one party-hoe to another.

This woman got no chills. Doing whats best for her given the options.

Quality20:
its in d north east, from old gongola state now Adamawa. But this Oshomole gara gara is too much. What's wrong in expressing one's view about Atiku and Buhari? APC is a public party not a private party

So Wike can publicly support Someone in APC?... You have to give 100% loyalty to your Party

GavelSlam:


Don't think so.

That party must be Atiku's surrogate in case he loses the PDP ticket as expected.

Same as ZLP which Mimiko may have registered in anticipation of a fallout from LP.

Atiku has never defected after losing an election!

Omeokachie:
So APC is effectively dead in Taraba.

I wonder what is left?

Mama Taraba is powerful sha o