50,000 Sokoto PDP Members Desert Tambuwal For APC

50,000 Sokoto PDP members desert Tambuwal for APC

In a
major blow to the second term ambition of Sokoto Governor Aminu
Tambuwal, 50,000 members of his Peoples Democratic Party have switched
allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The defectors were received by Sen. Aliyu Wammako, the APC strongman and Tambuwal’s former godfather.

Among
the defectors were former Special Advisers to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal,
former local government Chairmen and former State House of Assembly
members, as well as many other officials of PDP in the state.

Sen.
Wammako, welcomed the new entrants into the Party and assured them of
equal treatment with all the existing members of APC in the state.
Wammako further said that many more members of the PDP had already joined the APC and promised to unveil them soon.

He warned the Tambuwal government against intimidating the workers who have pitched their loyalty with the APC.

“No
amount of intimidation would deter the people of the state from
massively loving and supporting APC and all its candidates, at all
levels.
“Moreover, in a matter of weeks , the APC will take over
the state, while President Muhammadu Buhari, including all the party’s
candidates, at all levels , would be massively voted by Nigerians,” he
said.

Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, the APC governorship candidate and
Tambuwal’s former deputy said, “all the PDP members who initially went
astray have now come back to the right party.”

He congratulated
them for joining the APC and assured them of equal treatment. He
promised to emulate Sen. Wammako’s leadership qualities when eventually
elected.

The Director -General of the State APC Campaign Council,
Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman, who was a former Minister of Transport commended
Wammako for providing credible and worthy leadership to the party and
its members in the state.

Spokespersons of the defectors,
Abubakar Dantama, former Chairman of Silame Local Government and Murtala
Hassan, former state Assembly member said that they joined APC, because
the party stands for justice and fairness.

They also promised to assiduously work to ensure the success of the party’s candidates, at all levels in the general elections.