Governor Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi State. Twitter
The only female member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly representing Dass Constituency, Maryam Bagel, has left the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Bagel, who an aspirant for Bauchi South seat at the National Assembly, announced her decision to dump the party over irreconcilable political differences before and after the party’s congresses recently.
Speaking to supprters, she said: “I want to use this medium to inform the general public and my teaming supporters that I have today officially changed my political party from the APC to the SDP.
“My decision became necessary due to lack of internal democracy within the state chapter of the party which was showcased during the last congresses, of which I and many others challenged through various official means but is yet to be resolved.
“I fear that the current situation at the APC in the state will not provide me with a fair playing ground to participate in the current contest for the seat at the Senate in the by-election to be conducted soon.
“It has, therefore, become obligatory for me in the interest of the people I intend to represent and the development of my constituency, to move to another progressive party that can provide me with all the opportunities I require.”