It is no longer news that the senator for Kaduna Central senatorial district, comrade Shehu Sani, Saturday dumped the party after failing to get its ticket for re-election in 2019 under controversial circumstances. What will be news is the party he is moving to.
The Senator submitted his resignation letter to the APC chairman in his ward, Ward 6, Tudun Wada, Kaduna North Local Government Area. He said he had joined the APC and remained in the party against all odds in the belief that it will be a veritable platform for the realisation of the democratic ideals he held dear.
But the APC national leadership claimed it could not ascertain Sani’s resignation. APC National Publicity Secretary Lanre Issa-Onilu, who responded to media enquiries, said, “We received the news of the alleged defection of Senator Shehu Sani through media reports. The party leadership will relate with all the facts concerning the reported defection and react appropriately in due course.”
Meanwhile, there are strong indications that Senator Shehu Sani may join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Kaduna even though he stated that he was in discussion with PDP before Saraki and some others defected.
Sources within the party hinted on Saturday that Sani may be given the party’s senatorial ticket for Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone.
The source disclosed that Sani has a very strong relationship with the PRP, adding that he had been its financier for a very long time. We are watching.