ADC Aspirants from Four Northern States Join APC, Back Tinubu for 2027

<p>By Matthew Okon<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Former African Democratic Congress &lpar;ADC&rpar; House of Assembly candidates from Jigawa&comma; Plateau&comma; Taraba and Zamfara States have defected to the All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; ahead of the 2027 general elections&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;frsc-orders-probe-into-otedola-bridge-tanker-inferno-blames-excessive-speed&sol;">FRSC Orders Probe into Otedola Bridge Tanker Inferno&comma; Blames Excessive Speed<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The defectors&comma; led by Princess Aslam Aliyu&comma; also known as Gimbiyar Kauran Namoda&comma; formally submitted their resignation letters from the ADC to the APC National Chairman&comma; Prof&period; Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Yilwatda received the defectors at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja&comma; where they declared their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;adc-threatens-self-help-amid-continued-violence-against-members&sol;">ADC threatens self-help amid continued violence against members<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The former ADC candidates said their decision to join the ruling party was in line with their political convictions and their desire to support the administration ahead of the next general elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Receiving the resignation letters&comma; Yilwatda assured the new members that the APC would provide an inclusive platform for them to participate meaningfully in the party’s programmes and activities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;2027-sen-yari-can-deliver-norths-grassroots-votes-for-tinubu-bat-ig-convener&sol;">2027&colon; Sen&period; Yari Can Deliver North’s Grassroots Votes for Tinubu – BAT-IG Convener<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>He welcomed their decision to join the APC and urged them to work with other party members towards strengthening the party at the grassroots and across their respective states&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The development comes as political parties and their prospective candidates intensify preparations for the 2027 general elections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;