The former women leader of the state Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Hajiya Madina Shehu and over 1000 women and other members have defected from the party and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Ina a statement, the Press Secretary to Governor Bello Matawalle, Jamilu Iliyasu Birnin Magaji stated that, the former PDP women who defected to the APC, less than 24 hours, was immediately followed by the over 1000 women card carrying members of the PDP into the APC.
According to the statement, the former PDP women leader led the decampees to the Zamfara State Government House, Gusau to perfect their defection.
The statement informed that, other notable people that decamped from the PDP to the APC were the State PDP youths leader of the women wing, women local Government campaign coordinators of the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Dr Dauda Lawal Dare, some state working committee and state executive council members of the party.
Others were; the Bungudu local Government campaign Coordinator of Dr Dauda Lawal Dare, Alhaji Ibrahim Leda and State House of Assembly Aspirant for Gusau ll constituency, Honourable Ibrahim Mada alongside hundreds of their supporters.
In separate remarks, the Bungudu local Government campaign Coordinator of Dr Dauda Lawal Dare and State House of Assembly Aspirant for Gusau ll constituency, Honourable Ibrahim Mada, as well as other women group leaders spoke on behalf of hundreds of the decampees.
They said their decision to defect to the APC alongside their supporters was as a result of lack of focus coupled with poor political strategy in their former party’s leadership and its gubernatorial candidate, Dr Dauda Lawal.
They reiterated that, with their formal defection now, more PDP local Government campaign Coordinators and State Executive Council Members are going to defect from the PDP and join forces with the ruling All progressives Congress APC in Zamfara State.
They also informed Governor Bello Matawalle that, they have been running affairs of the PDP with their personal earnings in their respective wards and local Government Areas adding that, time has come for them to join APC as the winning party.
According to the defectors, the leadership of the PDP in Zamfara State has abandoned its supporters to the extent that they have no option than to join the APC together with Governor Bello Matawalle to emerge victorious in the coming elections.
Addressing the decampees, Governor Bello Matawalle commended the decision of the defectors for joining the APC and assured them of his administration’s commitment to carry them along.
Governor Matawalle who is also the Northwest Zonal Coordinator of the Asiwaju Bola/ Shettima ticket come 2023, pledged that, he will continue to consolidate on the gains of what he has done for the people of Zamfara state promising to do more to reciprocate the gesture and the confidence vested on him by the people of the state.
The occasion was attended by the State Deputy Governor, Senator Hassan Muhammad Nasiha, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe Sardauna, State APC Chairman represented by the state Secretary of the party, Alhaji Ibrahim Umar Dangalidima, members of the state Executive Council and party faithful among others.
