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The ruling All Progressives Congress gained an additional seat in the House of Representatives on Wednesday following the defection of Abubakar Gumi from the Peoples Democratic Party.
Speaker Tajudeen Abbas announced the news to his colleagues during the plenary session, reading Gumi’s defection letter on the House floor.
According to the Speaker, Gumi, who represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, chose to leave the PDP due to the ongoing crisis within the party ranks in his constituency.
“The Honourable member stated that there are two PDP Chairmen in his constituency, adding to the internal and external crisis.
Peoplesmind
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