Khamisu Mailantarki, the 2023 governorship candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Gombe State, officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday. His decision to cross over to the PDP follows his resignation from the NNPP three months ago, after which he did not align with any other party.

During his reception at the party secretariat, Mailantarki explained that his primary motivation for joining the PDP was to help improve the party’s prospects and work towards unseating the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in Gombe by 2027. He expressed dissatisfaction with the current APC-led government’s policies, criticizing its failure to deliver effective governance.

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Mailantarki remarked, “PDP is the only strong party capable of seizing power from the APC, which is the reason for my decision to join it after quitting the NNPP.” He also highlighted several policies implemented by Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya’s administration that he found troubling, such as the revocation of land titles and the daily biometric registration of civil servants, which could result in salary forfeiture for those unable to comply.

He added, “It is unjust to force workers to report to work five times a day, especially during this period of economic hardship, without a corresponding increase in their salaries.”