Barely weeks to the 2019 national election, Bala Bello Tinka, the campaign Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has now defected to the All Progressives Congress, (APC).
Premium Times reports that the information was disclosed in a statement issued by the PDP Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina.
According to the reports, Tink is alleged to have met with the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari at the statehouse in Abuja on Thursday night, January 31, 2019.
Adesina claims that Tinka pledged his allegiance to APC on the same night.
“Coming exactly a fortnight to the presidential election, the defection of Alhaji Tinka deals a massive blow to the PDP in Gombe. PDP currently governs the state and has done so since 2003.
“President Muhammadu Buhari campaigns in Gombe Saturday and Alhaji Tinka is expected to formally join the APC, alongside others, during the event.”