A former governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuguda, has joined the Green Party of Nigeria (GPN) from the People’s Democratic Party(PDP). Some associates of Yuguda also defected— they include a former minister, Alhaji Habibu Aliyu and his former commissioners and campaign directors across the state.
Speaking to journalists in Bauchi, yesterday, Yuguda’s spokesman and former Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Salisu Ahmed Barau said, “At that meeting, Malam Isa Yuguda announced to the people that based on the recommendations of a committee set up to assess the viability of any political party that he may join, he finally settled for the Green Party of Nigeria.
“The series of consultations across the spectrum of supporters, elders, youths, women and others gave room to what transpired in Jos.We held series of meetings in Jos and Abuja where we came face to face with all the political parties. A consensus was reached which gave birth to our meeting in Jos yesterday.” Yuguda briefly left the PDP for the defunct ANPP in the run-up to the 2007 general elections after he was denied the governorship ticket of the party. Yuguda, however, returned to the PDP shortly after he was elected on the platform of the ANPP.
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