Defection From APC to PDP? Former Governor Abdulaziz Yari's Faction Reacts
- Reports that a former governor of Zamfara state had defected from the ruling party to the opposition party have been debunked
- The spokesperson for Abdulaziz Yari's faction of the APC said the chairman of the PDP in Zamfara state put the cart before the horse when he made the announcement
- According to Yari's faction spokesperson, aggrieved members of the APC have been in negotiation with other parties
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The governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, has denied claims that he had dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Reacting to reports of his defection, Yari said there was a misrepresentation of facts in some quarters.
Source: UGC
The Guardian reports that the Zamfara state's PDP chairman, Bala Mande, had during a press briefing told journalists that Yari, Senator Kabiru Marafa and some other members of the APC faction in the state had defected to the opposition party.
However, in his reaction, Yari's faction of the APC spokesperson, Ibrahim Magaji, described Mande's statement as an effort to put the cart before the horse.
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According to the Punch, Magaji noted that following the faction's decision to quit the ruling party they had gone into negotiations with many political parties across Nigeria.
He also said that members of the leadership of the Yari faction of the APC is yet to reach a logical conclusion on the matter.
His words:
“Based on our decision to quit the APC, we went into negotiation with many political parties, including the PDP, but we have not reached conclusion with any political party."
Former Governor Yari, Senator Marafa dump APC, defect to PDP in Zamfara state
The opposition PDP in Zamfara state had reportedly welcomed former Governor Abdulaziz Yari to the party, alongside Senator Kabiru Marafa.
Retired Colonel Bala Mande, the chairman of the opposition PDP in the state, announced the development on Sunday, April 17.
The PDP leader said the date for the grand reception of the two former APC chieftains will be announced later.
2023: Governorship aspirant dumps APC, defects to PDP in Oyo state
Meanwhile, one of the leading governorship aspirants in the APC in Oyo state, Mogaji Joseph Tegbe, has defected to the PDP.
This development came on the heels of the continued crisis within the APC which has claimed its first casualty.
Tegbe's defection was reportedly perfected late Tuesday night, April 12, after months of intense pressure.
It was learnt that the new decampee will now move from Ibadan South East in Oyo South to his village in Ona-Ara local government area in Oyo central senatorial district.
Source: Legit.ng
