Tsunami Hits APC as 5,000 Members Dump Ruling Party in North Central State

Tsunami Hits APC as 5,000 Members Dump Ruling Party in North Central State

  • No fewer than 5,000 politicians have decamped from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party
  • The newly defected members of the ruling party alleged a lack of capacity and capability of the present government to provide good leadership to the people of the state
  • According to the politicians, their decision to dump the party is to support the leadership qualities of the PDP leaders and the former Senate president Bukola Saraki

Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilorin, Kwara state have defected from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

ThisDay reports that the APC members who were no fewer than 5,000 public defected from the party to the opposition party in the state.

It was gathered that the defectors were from various wards and local government areas in the state including Ilorin West and Asa local government areas of Kwara.

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Some members of the APC in Kwara state have dumped the party for PDP. Photo: APC, PDP
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The defectors were also said to have cut across wards of Ajikobi, Ubandawaki, Ogidi, Adewole, Badari among others in Ilorin West local government area.

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Various communities in Kwara affected

Also, some of them were from the five communities of Laduba ward that include, Sapati, Abayawo, Budo-Ago and Ago-Oja, all in Asa local government area of the state.

Led by Toyin Abdul, Olohuntoyin Rahmeen, Engineer Yinka Yusuf and the Igbo community in Baboko, the defectors admitted that they decided to leave the APC due to the poor performances of the present administration in the state.

They also alleged a lack of capacity and capability of the APC-led government to provide good leadership to the people of the state.

The Punch reports that the former party members said they decided to dump the APC to support the leadership qualities of the PDP leaders and the former Senate president Bukola Saraki.

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Welcoming the decampees, the PDP chairman of Baboko ward, Moshood Yakub urged the new party members to work for the progress of the opposition party.

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According to Tinubu's supporters, APC would lose the elections in the state if members of the party fail to reconcile.

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The ruling APC and their 2023 vice-presidential candidate have been knocked for an attempt to associate with former president Goodluck Jonathan.

The APC and Shettima were knocked by the Peoples Democratic Party after members of the party and the former Borno state governor posed for a photo with Goodluck Jonathan.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Nnenna Ibeh Nnenna Ibeh is a journalist with over 10 years of experience with various media organisations including Premium Times. Being on the front burner of reporting politics and the different dimensions of governance, she is also passionate about girls' education and women's and children's health. With degrees in Journalism, Peace Studies & Conflict Res., and Dev. Studies, Nnenna has worked in the dev. sector as a communications officer for the Centre for Democracy and Dev. email: ibehnnenna@gmail.com