Tension Hits PDP as 8 Former House of Assembly Aspirants Defect to APC in Zamfara
- The All Progressives Congress (APC )gained eight members on Tuesday, January 17, in Gasau, the Zamfara state capital
- The new party members were with the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- The former House of Assembly aspirants said that their defection to the ruling party was informed by the focused and visionary leadership style of Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state
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Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who contested for the Zamfara state's House of Assembly seats have dumped the opposition party.
Vanguard reports that the PDP members defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday, January 17.
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A statement by Yusuf Idris, APC's publicity secretary in Zamfara state, said that the former aspirants announced their defection from the PDP at a meeting with Governor Bello Matawalle in Gusau.
The Punch reports that Idris noted that all the former aspirants for the state's House of Assembly had participated in various PDP primary elections in their respective constituencies across the state.
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The new defectors and their constituencies are Kasimu Jafaru from Zurmi West constituency, Rukkayya Abdullahi from Zurmi East constituency, Isah Ibrahim-Labbo from Anka constituency and Abubakar Abdulaziz, from Tsafe East constituency.
Others include Bala Ibrahim and Jamilu Bawa from Birnin Magaji state assembly constituencies, Ibrahim Surajo from Zurmi West and the leader of the defecting team, Murtala Mainasara from the Shinkafi constituency.
In the statement, Idris added that the former aspirants were presented to Governor Matawalle by Tukur Danfulani, the chairman of the APC in Zamfara state.
He also noted that the aspirants have already submitted all their PDP certificates of clearance to the governor.
One of the former aspirants said:
“Our decision to join APC was due to lack of political focus and direction in the PDP.
“Our defection to the APC was informed by the focused and visionary leadership style of Governor Matawalle in tackling insecurity and bringing economic transformation."
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