Senator Rufai Hanga, representing Kano Central, has defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). He cited an internal crisis within the NNPP as the reason for his decision. The defection was confirmed in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Wednesday. Hanga is the second senator to join the NDC since the party's formation. The NDC is led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. No other NNPP lawmakers have announced similar moves. The party has not issued a public statement on Hanga's exit.
Rufai Hanga claims internal crisis in NNPP forced his move to NDC, yet no other NNPP members have followed him out. The defection benefits a party led by a former vice president with national ambitions. One senator's exit does not prove a collapse, but it may signal fractures in NNPP's northern base. Kano Central voters now have a representative in a party yet to win a major election.
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