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PDP members in Sokoto defect to APC
Several members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Special Adviser, New Media to Senator Aliyu Wamakko of APC -Sokoto North, Bashar Abubakar, in a statement in Sokoto on Tuesday, disclosed that the PDP members defected to the APC in Isa Local Government, Sokoto East.
Abubakar said they defected to the APC where the PDP ward executives at Turba, Bafarawa, Bargaja wards and other prominent personalities from the area.
According to him, the defectors were received by the APC Senatorial candidate in the zone, Alhaji Ibrahim Lamido, at a brief occasion.
Abubakar quoted Lamido as assuring the new members of equal treatment with other members of APC in the country.
The Senatorial candidate, who was represented by Alhaji Kabiru Sarkin-Fulani, the APC Chairman, Goronyo Local Government, welcomed the new members.
He saluted their courage and the level of commitment they exhibited, just as he challenged them to redouble their efforts towards ensuring the victory of APC at all levels.
The defectors attributed their exit from PDP to alleged lack of courage and political will to drive them to the promised land.
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