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The Democratic People’s Party (DPP) said
on Monday that the defection of former governor of Sokoto State,
Attahiru Bafarawa, to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has not
shaken the party.

Mr. Bafarawa, the chairman, Board of
Trustee (BOT) of DPP, has since forwarded his letter of withdrawal to
the party’s national chairman, Jeremiah Useni, the national secretary of
the party, Mohammed DanAzumi, said in Abuja yesterday.

Mr. DanAzumi claimed that Mr. Bafarawa
had the constitutional right to move to any party of his choice, so long
as the constitution had given him the freedom of association.

“It’s worthy to note that a wrong defection can ruin a politician and it is better to look well before leaping,” he cautioned.

The DPP scribe said it was natural that
Mr. Bafarawa’s supporters would join him, adding that the chunk of DPP
faithful would remain.

He, however, described the defection as
expected, claiming that Mr. Bafarawa move to ACN was not a surprise to
the party, adding that discussions had been on for quite a long time.