{"id":97242,"date":"2022-07-22T16:53:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=97242"},"modified":"2022-07-22T16:53:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:53:37","slug":"zamfara-ex-gov-yaris-allies-supporters-defect-to-pdp-in-zamfara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/zamfara-ex-gov-yaris-allies-supporters-defect-to-pdp-in-zamfara\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara: Ex-Gov Yari’s allies, supporters defect to PDP in Zamfara"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has recorded a major setback, following the defection of three strong members of the party with thousands of their supporters to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

The three members of the party are: Salihu Maibuhu, Rabi,u Ilili and Abubakar Bargaja who were supporters of former Governor Abdul Aziz Yari.<\/p>\n

They have announced their defection to the opposition PDP with thousands of their supporters, a situation that has dented the reconciliation process between Governor Bello Matawalle and Yari.<\/p>\n

One of the defectors, Salihu Maibuhu, told Pointblanknews.com that they were not interested in the reconciliation process between Matawalle and Yari, and that they have decided to join PDP.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe are not interested in Matawalle, Yari reconciliation and we have decided to defect to the opposition PDP in the state.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\u201cWe are not with Governor Bello Mattawalle and that was why we left the APC together with our supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will however continue with our relationship with the former Governor Abdul Aziz Yari,\u201d said Maibuhu.<\/p>\n

In his reaction, the spokesperson for the state chapter of Zamfara APC, Yusuf Idris, said the party was never moved by the defection to PDP even though they did not officially announce their defection.<\/p>\n

Idris said, \u201cThe APC has never been moved by their decision to defect even as they failed to officially inform the party of their move which was without any reason but self-aggrandisement.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as they left the APC, we are happy that the ruling party has continued to receive and welcome more defectors in the state and keeping it ahead of other political parties.”<\/p>\n

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