Less than two weeks before the 2023 general election, Kano governorship candidate of the Labour Party,Bashir, has dumped the party and his dropped his gubernatorial ambition to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Recall on January 21, the governorship candidate staged a boycott on the party’s presidential rally in Kano alongside the chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council, Mohammed Zarewa; state coordinator of Peter Obi’s campaign, Balarabe Wakili and; a member of the presidential campaign council, Idris Dambazau.
According to Daily Nigeria, a source close to the candidate confirmed the defection of Mr Bashir and other LP leaders to APC on Sunday, saying major reason for their defection is the exclusion of major Northern stakeholders in decision making process and lack of clear direction on the interest of the Northern Nigeria.
It was that Mr Bashir had two meetings with the APC presidential candidate as well as the vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima in Lagos and Abuja and agreed on the defection terms.
It was also confirmed that the LP candidate had endorsed the APC presidential candidate and promised to mobilise his supporters for him.
