Gov Yahaya’s second term bid suffers setback as Ex-commissioner joins NNPP
The second term bid of Gombe governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in the 2023 Elections has suffered a major setback as his communication commissioner Julius Ishaya Lopes joined NNPP.
His decision boosts the chances of Khamisu Ahmad Mailantarki gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) in Gombe State in the coming election.
Lopes was one of the founding members of the APC in the state, a grassroots mobilizer and was in the kitchen cabinet of the government of Inuwa Yahaya before he left the APC.
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Julius, who joined the NNPP after meeting its gubernatorial candidate, Khamisu Mailantarki, said he decided to defect to the NNPP after a wide consultation from his followers and lovers across the state. He noted that both APC and PDP have failed the people, hence the need for fresh breath.
He alleged that after joining the PDP, the leadership of the party had sidelined him from all affairs of the party despite being a critical stakeholder and ex-commissioner in the state.
He said; “I have consulted wisely with my followers, admirers, friends and families, who felt we should pitch our tent with PDP to join this party and to work rescue our state from the neglect and bad governance of the APC.”
