Tinubu: Northern Politicians Leave APC In Droves To PDP

By Uche Mbah

The dust of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu nomination as the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag bearer for the 2023 Presidential elections is yet to settle.

While he is being embraced by Southern Politicians, including those he defeated to pick the ticket, his Party, the  APC is losing a number of its high profile members to the opposition Peoples Democratic Patty, PDP.

Tinubu won the nomination on the strength of South west and Northern votes, with only ten votes from the whole South east geopolitical zone, a Zone he ignored to visit while he was  wooing delegates.

Ebonyi delegates voted for their Governor, Dave Umahi while most South east votes went to Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Analysts point out that the North is likely to vote en masse for their own, PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, and predicted mass decamping from the rulling party.

Those who remain are expected to work against the party in the general elections as they did to former president Goodluck Jonathan.

At the last count, eight Northern APC members have decamped to PDP, just days after the APC Primaries.

*Roll call: Abdullahi Zimbo, Member representing Dandi and Arewa in the House of Reps

*Sa’id Usman Dankangari, former Governor of Kebbi State

* Bello Yakubu Bilisco, Member representing Kalgo and Bunza in the House of Reps

Muhammad Buhari.

Kebbi State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker

*Yahaya Abdullahi, current Senate Leader

*Member representing Gwandu in the Hiuse of Reps, Habbib Labbo

*Mohammed Umar Jegga, representing Jega in House of Reps and a member from Arewa Local Government of Kebbi state.

Atiku is expected to pick a running mate from the South-south or South-east.

With Tinubu as the Presidential candidate of the APC, the South-west is out of it.