PDP chairman, Zonal officials defect to APC
PDP chairman, Zonal officials defect to APC
About 15 officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, including state and zonal executives, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The decampees, who held various strategic positions in the PDP, were formally received into the APC by Alhaji Tijani Yahaya on behalf of former governor and the senator representing Zamfara West, Abdul’aziz Yari, in Abuja, yesterday.
Among those who defected were PDP Youth Leader, Sahad Dabo; former Treasurer, Nasiru Anka; erstwhile Organising Secretary, Janaidu Magaji Kiyawa, and another former Organising Secretary, Musa Halilu Faru.
Others included former Zonal Organising Secretary, Lawali Aliyu; Hajiya Rabi Bakura, and ex officio members, Hajiya Amina Duniya and Alhaji Tijani Yahaya.
Yahaya said Yari and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, would host an elaborate ceremony to officially welcome the defectors on their return to the country. He added that both new and old members would enjoy equal opportunities in the party.
Yahaya described the defection as a good omen, urging the new members to work collectively to consolidate the APC’s growing popularity. He later handed the defectors to the State APC Chairman, Tukur Umar Danfulani, who commended Yari and Matawalle for their efforts in strengthening the party across Zamfara.
