No fewer than 370,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in
\nJigawa have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n
The National Chairman of APC and eight governors on the party\u2019s platform, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the governors present at Others were Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar, Bauchi, Alhaji Kasim Shetima, Borno, Receiving defectors, the National Chairman of APC, Chief John Oyegun, said Oyegun said that anyone who truly loved Nigeria and believed in the He commended Gov. Muhammad Badaru for his good leadership in the state In his remarks, Badaru, who said that the number of defectors was more The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the defectors included 16 Eight serving Vice-Chairmen of local councils in the state and Alhaji The list also has Alhaji Hameed Malammadori, former Minister of Power and Alhaji Mustapha Kiyawa, former member, House of Representatives, Alhaji Alhaji Bashir Adamu, who spoke on behalf of defectors, said they defected Adamu pledged to work with the party at all levels to bring the needed No fewer than 370,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Jigawa have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The National Chairman of APC and eight governors on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nreceived the defectors in Dutse on Sunday<\/span><\/span>, amid jubilation<\/p>\n
\nthe occasion were Alhaji Bindo Jibrila, Adamwa, Alhaji Abubakar Bello of
\nNiger, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, and Alhaji Bello Masari of Katsina.<\/p>\n
\nAlhaji Abdulazeez Yari, Zamfara, and Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, Deputy Governor
\nof Kano State.<\/p>\n
\nthe calibre of the defectors was an indication that APC was on the right
\ntrack.<\/p>\n
\nleadership of President Muhammad Buhari to lead the country to path of
\ngreatness was always welcome to the party.<\/p>\n
\nwhich he said led to the harvest of former PDP chieftains in the state.<\/p>\n
\nthan 370,000, pledged that APC would be fair to them and that they would
\nbe treated like the old members of the party.<\/p>\n
\nserving local government chairmen, and Alhaji Ibrahim Khalid, the state
\nChairman, Association of Local Government Chairmen (ALGON).<\/p>\n
\nLawal Abdu, the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, were
\nalso among the defectors.<\/p>\n
\nSteel, and Alhaji Saminu Turaki former Governor of the state.<\/p>\n
\nBashir Adamu, Alhaji Yusuf Galambi and some members of the House were also
\namong the defectors received at the event.<\/p>\n
\nbecause they were no longer comfortable with PDP.<\/p>\n
\npositive change to the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"