The All Progressive Congress (APC) has lost 3000 supporters, 2 governorship, a house of representatives aspirants to Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Sokoto State.
While addressing the public at Ginginya stadium, the venue of the defection event, the leader of the defectees and a member representing Illela/ Gwadabawa Federal constituency Abdullahi Balarabe Salame said they took a crucial decision at a crucial moment.
Balarbe Salame who was the former governorship aspirant under the platform of the APC withdrew from the contest few moment before to the commence the Sokoto primary election which see the emergence of former Deputy Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto.
“APC in Sokoto State has turned to one man Show who plays god not knowing that a tree does not make a forest”. Says Salame.
” All APC structures have collapsed into the PDP will ensure the PDP victory in a wide margin come 2023.
Others who defectees along with Salame are member representing Tangaza/ Gudu federal constituency Yusuf Isa Kurdula and former minister of transportation Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman who was also an APC former governorship aspirant.
Meanwhile, among the decampees is the former minister of culture and tourism Sen Bello Jibrin Gada, former governorship aspirant Abubakar A Gumbi and former chairman Sokoto North local government Abdullahi Hassan.
However, receiving the decampee on behalf of the national chairman of PDP Dr Iyorchia Ayu, the deputy national chairman of the PDP North Ambassador Umar Damagun said the defectees took a right step in a right direction.
He urged them to work together with other members of the party in the state to ensure the party’s victory comes 2023 general election.
