Hundreds of PDP, NNPP Members Defect To APC In Jigawa
By: Ahmed Aminu, Dutse
No fewer than 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sakwaya Ward of Dutse Local Government Area, Jigawa State.
The defectors were received into the APC on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Labour Matters, Comrade Abdullahi Tsoho Garba.
Prominent among the defectors were Alhaji Garba Dankwashan Sarkin Fawa, PDP Sakwaya Ward Secretary Abdulrahim Zobiya, Women Leader Hajiya Mariya, Youth Leader Kabiru Jidawa, and the polling unit chairmen of Gadarawa and Sabon Gari.
Speaking on their behalf, former PDP chairman of Sakwaya Ward, Malam Danazumi Yakubu, said their decision to join the APC was influenced by the purposeful and people-oriented leadership of Governor Umar Namadi.
“We joined the APC to contribute our quota to building a prosperous Jigawa under the realistic 12-point agenda of Governor Malam Umar Namadi. The mission is on the right track, and we don’t want to be left behind,” Yakubu stated.
In his remarks, the Special Adviser reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of citizens.
Garba said Governor Namadi has been running an all-inclusive government that prioritizes infrastructure development, human capital investment, and improved service delivery aimed at building a prosperous Jigawa state.
He assured the decampees that they would continue to benefit from the dividends of democracy under the administration.
Also speaking, the member representing Dutse Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Tasiu Soja, welcomed the defectors and assured them of equal opportunities and fair treatment within the party.
