ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema, a former Governor of Katsina State, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Governor officially defected on Thursday.
Recall that during the 2023 elections, Shema supported the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, but supported the APC governorship candidate in Katsina, Dikko Radda.
There had been reports of his possible defection following his meeting with the APC National Chairman and the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, at his Abuja residence back in August 2023.
According to reports, Shema visited Ganduje at his Abuja home alongside some of his loyalists and members of the Katsina APC.
Back in March, 2023, the former Governor had asked the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to withdraw the suspension slammed on him within 48 hours.
The PDP had referred then Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state to a Disciplinary Committee and suspended Ayo Fayose, Shema, and Anyim Pius Anyim, among others.
In a letter dated March 24, 2023, and addressed to the then National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, Shema said if his suspension was not rescinded the PDP leadership should consider him out of the party effective from Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Shema also asked the NWC to disband what he called the “illegal caretaker committee ” of the PDP in Katsina state and recognise the “duly elected” executive committee in the state.
