A two term governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In the middle of May this year he had announced his defection to the NNPP to form alliance with his long time political foe.
However after some months the strange alliance could not hold as Shekarau announced his defection at a grand ceremony in his residence in Kano on Monday.
The defection ceremony was graced by the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar; Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto; PDP National Chairman, Iyochia Ayu, and other party stakeholders.
The senator said he had already written a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the NNPP offices at the national, state, local government, and ward levels informing them of his decision to quit the party.
According to him, INEC at the national and state levels has been notified of his decision to relinquish his senatorial contest in NNPP.