Politics
How Nasarawa PDP Guber Suffers major Set Back, Boosting Gaza’s Chances
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026 suffered a major setback in Nasarawa state as its former youth leader, Hon. ABM Jacob Alebura led many members of the party into the opposition Labour Party. adsbygoogle || []).push({});
The development consequently boosted the chances of the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party , Hon. Jonathan Gbefwi Gaza.
Hon. Gaza, is the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals and currently represents Karu/Keffi/ Kokona federal constituency of Nasarawa state in the National Assembly.
Hon. Alebura in a letter of intent to join the Labour Party obtained by New Telegraph said he has officially joined the Labour Party (LP) and has register himself as full member of the party under the Doma Local government area structure .
According to him, ” I’m writing to formally express my intent to join the Labour Party LP and to officially register myself as a full member of the Labour Party, under the Doma Local government area structure Nasarawa state, effective from today.
“I’m committed to upholding the ideals, values and constitution of the Labour Party and I look forward to actively participating in the activities of the party at the ward level, towards building a stronger, more inclusive, and people-oriented political movement ĝfor the progress of our community and our nation”, the letter read.
Recalled that Hon Alebura had on the 19th September 2026 officially resigned from the PDP, citing marginalisation from the party leaders and the stakeholders as well as unending crisis between him and the chairman of the party in Doma local government area.
The defectors were received into the Labour Party by the state party chairman and leadership in Doma local government area as well as the stakeholders of the party.
