The lawmaker representing Kebbi South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Garba Maidoki, has disclosed that the incessant insecurity in his domain forced him to join politics.
Naijaonpoint reports that Maidoki made this known on Tuesday, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
According to the lawmaker, he had no interest in joining politics.
He said, “The only reason I joined politics is because of the insecurity in my area. I have no interest in doing politics.
“We have done everything we can to protect ourselves at the community level. Then it dawned on us that if we use our ballot papers wisely, it is better than using our bullets.”
Recall that Maidoki on Tuesday dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), following the unresolved internal wrangling within the ruling party resulting from the recently concluded primaries in Kebbi State.
Maidoki’s defection was announced on Tuesday after a letter addressed to the Senate President was read during plenary by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin.
The letter reads, “I am writing to inform Your Excellency, the President of the Senate, and my distinguished colleagues of my defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
“My decision is based on the lingering internal crisis of the APC that has made my political inspiration a source of concern.”
The lawmaker accused the APC of failing to uphold its principles during the recently concluded primary elections in Kebbi State.
