2023: APC, Tinubu in Trouble As Thousands Defect to PDP in Northern State

• There is a serious crisis rocking the ruling All progressives Congress ahead of the 2023 general election
• In fact, despite the uproar over the Muslim-Muslim ticket, the party still went ahead to unveil Kashim Shettima as Bola Tinubu's running mate
• In a new move, some aggrieved members of the ruling party in Kebbi state have defected to the opposition PDP

A fresh crisis surrounds the All progressives Congress (APC), as thousands of the ruling party members on Thursday, July 21, defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gulma town under Argungu local government area of Kebbi State.

The mammoth defectors were led by Alhaji Mansur Adamu Gulma Yargyra, a former representative hopeful under the ruling party, APC in the state, The Nation reports.

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The APC defectors give reasons

Kebbi state, Mansur who spoke on behalf of the defectors said that he left the ruling APC due to injustice done to many members of the party by some selfish persons who does not have the love and interest of the party at heart.

He added that the APC used the power at their disposal to muzzle weak members by disenfranchising them through open abuse of power.

Mansur affirmed:

“Its a shame there is nothing to show and nothing to tell people of Kebbi state during campaigns.”

He noted that as a result of Senator Yayha’s defection to PDP over twenty thousand women traders in Argungu and Gulma have left the ruling party for the opposition peoples democratic party which includes women leader of Gulma and her massive supporters.

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Receiving the defectors in Gulma, the former Senate leader, Senator Dr Yahya Abdullahi expressed joy over their defection saying they are coming into the PDP fold means they are comfortable with leadership exhibited while in the ruling APC which speaks for itself.

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Cleric sends message to Nigerians over Tinubu’s choice of Shettima

Meanwhile, Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, has unveiled his running mate, Kashim Shettima, to the Nigerians, Legit.ng has reported.

This has attracted a series of backlashes, including the Christian Association of Niger (CAN) disowning bishops who attended the unveiling.

However, one of the clerics in support of the Muslim-Muslim ticket said the ruling party's move is not a sin against God, adding that God can use anyone for Nigeria.

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In another report, Senator Bassey Akpan, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom, on Monday, July 18, defected to the Young Progressives Party (YPP).

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It was gathered that Senator Akpan dumped the PDP because he felt it could not help him bring to fruition the collective dreams of his constituents.

Akpan who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream, and a former PDP governorship aspirant in the state brought his supporters to the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in a bid to actualise his governorship bid in 2023.

Source: Legit.ng