The North East regional coordinator of Atiku/ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign Council, Senator Saidu Umar Kumo has defected to All Progressive Congress (APC).
The defection of Senator Saidu was announced by Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Kumo was made National secretary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).
In 2007 Kumo accepted a position as special advisor to President Umaru Yar’adua, who had been elected on the PDP platform.[5] In February 2009 he was expelled from his Kumo centre ward in Akko local government of Gombe State, accused of anti-party activities and “connivance” with the ruling PDP.
In February 2010, Kumo described the exit of former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari from the party as “good riddance to bad rubbish”. Buhari had been the party’s presidential candidate in the 2003 and 2007 elections.
