Niger: Jonathan Vatsa leaves APC for SDP with more than 200 supporters

Jonathan Vatsa, a former Niger State commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, has joined the SDP with more than 200 supporters, nearly two weeks after leaving the APC. He announced the move on Wednesday in Gulu-Anguwa-Gulu Vatsa Ward in Lapai and urged residents to vote the ruling party out in 2027, accusing the government of mismanaging public funds. Vatsa said he trusted the SDP’s governorship candidate, Mohammed Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, and believed the defection would strengthen the party across the state. His supporters came from five wards in the Azza area.