The lawmaker representing the Gwaram Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, Yusuf Shitu Galambi, has defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defection was announced on Thursday by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during the House plenary.
Reading Galambi’s letter of defection, Abbas quoted the lawmaker to have blamed his defection on the leadership crisis and various litigations within the NNPP.