The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani has defected to
the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Binani’s media aide, Maulud Usman confirmed the development
to DAILY POST Sunday afternoon, clarifying that the politician flew into Yola
on Saturday evening and made the declaration of her defection to a few family
members and friends.
Adamawa had woken up on Sunday to social media reports of
Binani’s defection, but official information to that effect could not be
immediately accessed.
Shedding further light on the development on Sunday
afternoon, Maulud said the declaration was a quiet one with no invitation for
media coverage.
He said however that Binani, who was the senator for Adamawa
Central Zone as at the time she contested for the governorship seat in 2023,
would be back in Yola soon for a more elaborate identification with her new
party.
Binani lost narrowly to the incumbent Governor Ahmadu
Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election.
Binani’s exit from the APC was predictable, as she has not
been having it smooth with the party’s leadership.
The APC leadership in the state has been appearing to
demonstrate what many regard as undue affinity to the National Security
Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu who, by virtue of his position at the federal level,
is the leader of the APC in Adamawa.
It is believed that Binani was not comfortable with the
situation, considering the political rivalry between her and Ribadu.
Ribadu was one of the five men who lost the APC ticket to Binani in 2023 and is believed to be either still interested in becoming governor or anointing someone in his stead come 2027.
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