The 2023 governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani, has switched allegiance to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Binani's media aide, Maulud Usman, confirmed this development to DAILY POST on Sunday afternoon, explaining that the politician arrived in Yola on Saturday evening and announced her defection to a select group of family members and friends.
On Sunday, Adamawa residents were greeted with social media reports regarding Binani's defection, although official confirmation was not immediately available.
Further elaborating on the situation on Sunday afternoon, Maulud indicated that the announcement was made discreetly, without any media coverage invitation.
He also mentioned that Binani, who served as the senator for Adamawa Central Zone at the time she ran for the governorship in 2023, would return to Yola shortly for a more formal association with her new party.
Binani narrowly lost to the incumbent Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election.
DAILY POST notes that Binani's departure from the APC was anticipated, as her relationship with the party's leadership had been strained.
The APC leadership in the state has been perceived as showing what many consider an undue preference for the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, who, due to his federal position, leads the APC in Adamawa.
It is thought that Binani was uneasy with this dynamic, given the political competition between her and Ribadu.
Ribadu was among the five individuals who lost the APC nomination to Binani in 2023 and is believed to still harbor ambitions of becoming governor or endorsing a candidate in his place for the 2027 elections.
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