Daily Trust
The senator representing Katsina North Senatorial District, Ahmad Babba Kaita, has joined the Peoples democratic Party (PDP).
Babba Kaita announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement by his media aide, Abdulkadir Lawal.
Katsina North senatorial zone comprises 12 local government areas, including Daura, President Muhammad Buhari’s hometown.
Babba Kaita was elected to the 8th Senate in 2018 to fill the vacuum in the senatorial zone following the demise of Senator Mustapha Bukar.
In 2019, he was re-elected again to the 9th Senate after defeating his opponent, Hon Usman Mani of the PDP. He currently chairs the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND.
The lawmaker said his decision to dump the ruling APC was due to the marginalisation of critical stakeholders by the state government and the leadership of the party at the state level.
He said the state under the Aminu Bello Masari-led administration is witnessing gradual decline to undemocratic principles with total absence of a level playing field for grassroots politicians and genuine party foot-soldiers.
The senator said as an advocate of transparency and continuous entrenchment of popular will, he could not afford to continue sharing the tent of undemocratic merchandise clearly being executed against his people by the state government and party leadership.
