Adamawa Lawmakers Dumps PDP As Fintiri Finalises Defection

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According to reports, at least fifteen members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly have resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Speaker Bathiya Wesley announced that he and Deputy Speaker Buba Jijiwa also left the PDP, citing a lingering crisis within the party at the national level. The lawmakers indicated they have moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC), though a formal announcement is pending. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is reportedly finalising his own defection to the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections. The defections could alter the political balance in Adamawa ahead of upcoming elections.

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Reported by 2 sources: new_telegraph, the_whistler.