Kabiru Yahayya Classic, a former member of the House of Representatives, has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The announcement came on Thursday following a meeting with key figures in the APC, including the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani, and Alhaji Lawal M. Liman, Chairman of the Senator Abdul’aziz Yari Political Organization, as well as other APC stakeholders from Zamfara. The meeting took place in Kaduna.
Classic, who represented the Anka/Talata Mafara Federal Constituency in the 9th Assembly from 2019 to 2023 under the PDP, made the switch along with the entire PDP structure in Talata Mafara Local Government Area. This included the PDP Chairman for the local government as well as 10 out of 11 PDP Ward Chairmen.
Explaining his reasons for leaving, Classic cited a lack of justice and fairness within the Zamfara PDP chapter.
“I Kabiru Yahayya Classic, Today, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, wish to announce my defection from the PDP to the progressive party, the APC.
“I am defecting with All PDP structures in Talata Mafara Local Government Area including the Local Government EXCO of the PDP and the 10 out of 11 Ward Chairmen of the PDP.
Receiving the Lawmaker, the State APC Chairman, Tukur Umar Danfulani described Classic defection as a welcome development for the APC.
“We are happy to receive our brother in our great party, this is a great development.
“More defectors from the PDP-led Government in Zamfara are ready to join the APC very soon
“We assured the Classic and all the defectors of fair treatment in APC, adding that the APC has a great structure with good internal democracy”, Danfulani explained.
Alhaji Lawal M. Liman, Chairman of Senator Yari’s Political Organization, praised Kabiru Classic and other recent defectors for joining the “progressive team” of the APC. Liman emphasized that the APC is the only party with a manifesto capable of advancing both Zamfara and Nigeria.
This wave of defections follows closely on the heels of another major political shift: just a week prior, Suleiman Gummi, the Federal Representative for Gummi/Bukkuyum Constituency, also left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the APC.