BREAKING: Defection Ripples Hit Senate As PDP Sacks Yau As Deputy Minority Whip

July 15, (THEWILL) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has named Senator Ibrahim Dambaba (Sokoto South) as the new Senate Minority Whip.

He replaced Senator Sahabi Yau from Zamfara State, who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently.

Recall that Danbaba left the APC in the Eighth Senate, alongside Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, to join PDP, where he contested and won the senatorial seat.

He was later sworn-in as Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District.