November 25, 2020

JUST IN: Senator Elisha Abbo Defects To APC

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Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo, who represents Adamawa North, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The first-time Senator was elected in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Abbo’s defection was announced in a letter addressed to the House, read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan during Wednesday’s plenary session. Elisha Abbo Defects

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Abbo said reasons for his decision to defect to the APC include the mismanagement of the PDP in Adamawa state by Governor Umaru Fintiri.

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