Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Kawu’s letter of defection on the floor of the Senate.
Kano South senator, Kawu Samaila has dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This was made public on Wednesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio who read Kawu’s letter of defection on the floor of the Senate.
After, reading the letter, senators on the platform of the APC moved enmass to welcome Kawu into the APC.
They thereafter led him to his new seat on the side of the party with majority members.
There are speculations that NNPP presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso intends to join the APC.
The development was fuelled by Kwankwaso’s recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu.