Senator Masaud Doguwa, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The reason for his defection is his dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which he claims lacks focus and implements policies that harm the populace, plunging the nation into poverty.
Senator Doguwa announced his defection in a statement he signed, citing feelings of underutilization and discontent with the APC’s anti-people policies as reasons for his departure, alongside his supporters.
In the statement, he expressed frustration over the lack of opportunities to utilize his and his supporters’ political experience within the APC, stating they were rarely involved in party forums to contribute to the party’s development.
“In politics, if you fail to engage highly experienced politicians by providing them with political assignments, you are making them politically redundant and giving them room to struggle and engage themselves elsewhere. Highly experienced politicians don’t want to stay idle,” the statement said.
Doguwa further criticized the APC government’s policies, which he believed were detrimental to ordinary citizens.
“After careful appraisal, I have discovered that some of the policies are anti-people-oriented and do not align with our political ideology. These policies are causing more harm and concern than good to the ordinary and common citizens of the country. From what we have seen happening in APC, we have not seen light in the tunnel where an ordinary man, big or small, will sigh a relief from the burden of life with the APC approach on issues,” he added.
