Some aspirants who lost out in the just-concluded All Progressives Congress governorship and legislative primaries have dumped the party, amid allegations of injustice, imposition of candidates and lack of internal democracy.
A former Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu, resigned his membership of the APC over his loss during the APC governorship primaries.
Two serving senators from Bauchi State and a member of the House of Representatives from Kano State led the wave of defections from the APC to the Peoples Redemption Party and the National Democratic Congress.
The defectors include the senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, who lost the APC governorship ticket, and Sama’ila Dahuwa of Bauchi North Senatorial District, who failed in his bid to secure a second-term ticket to the National Assembly.
The defectors accused the APC leadership of injustice, candidate imposition and the undermining of internal democracy during the conduct of primaries for governorship, National Assembly and state House of Assembly positions.
