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The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign organisation in Gombe State, Alhaji Bala Bello Tinka has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He announced his defection after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, on Thursday night.
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Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina in a statement, said Tinka Point, has pledged his allegiance to the APC, and also vowed to bring his political weight to bear on the president’s second term bid.
“Coming exactly a fortnight to the presidential election, the defection of Alhaji Tinka deals a massive blow to the PDP in Gombe,” Adesina said.
PDP has been the governing party in the state since 2003.