PDP Suffers Fresh Setback as Two Gombe Chairmen Defect to APC

The PDP in Gombe State has lost Alhaji Idris Abubakar Yayayi, its chairman in Kwami, and Alhaji Yusuf Isa Jigawa, its chairman in Nafada, who have defected to the ruling APC. They announced their move on Sunday in Gombe after separate meetings with Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, facilitated by Senator Usman Bayero Nafada, and submitted resignation letters to their ward chairmen. The two politicians pledged to use their networks and support bases to mobilise for the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yahaya said their arrival would strengthen the party’s structures and grassroots outreach in Kwami, Nafada and across the state.