No fewer than 1,868 have dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State.
Speaking on behalf of the decampees on Wednesday, the chairman of the Furniture Makers Association in Sokoto State, Lawali Lalala, said they were convinced with the good leadership style of the PDP-led government in the state, adding that they were happy to partner with the state government in moving the state forward.
Lalala stated that the APC-led government has failed Nigerians in almost all sectors.
The defectors further pledged their loyalty and support to the PDP, promising to cast their votes for the candidates of the party in the 2023 general election.
READ ALSO: Sokoto guber: Internal crisis threatens PDP’s victory in 2023
Receiving the decampees, the PDP chairman in Sokoto State, Bello Goronyo, who was represented by the party’s zonal chairman, Sokoto Central, Muhammadu Dangoggo, said the defectors were equal with other old members of the party.
He promised to carry them along and urged them to use their wealth of experience in politics and business activities to ensure the success of the PDP candidates in the 2023 general election.
In his remarks, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in the state, Sa’idu Ubandoma, assured the defectors of equal treatment with the old party members.
Umar Adam
- Pro-Biafran agitator Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland - November 21, 2024
- Senate approves Tinubu’s request for $2.2bn loan - November 21, 2024
- Magistrates, judicial officers suspended for corruption, drunkenness - November 21, 2024
