PDP’s Crisis Deepens as 5000 Members Join APC In Kebbi State

• The crisis rocking the opposition PDP has taken a new dimension as about 5000 of its members defected to the APC in Kebbi state.
• The defectors were led by a staunched party member, Abubakar Kurun, in the Maiyama local government area of the state.
• Kurun cited the leadership style of the state governor, Abubakar Bagudu, as well as how he managed the state during the COVID-19 outbreak when giving reasons for the defection

Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi - The Kebbi state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated the problem of the umbrella party about 5000 members from the state joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

A staunched party member in the Maiyama local government area of the state, Abubakar Kurun, left the party with 4,219 supporters, Vanguard reported.

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The defectors were received at a rally in Maiyama town on Tuesday, August 2, by the executive of the APC led by the state chairman, Muhammad Kana-Zuru.

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While speaking on the defection, Karun said the leadership of the state governor, Atiku Bagudu, his developmental projects and how he was able to Covid-19 the pandemic in the state influenced his decision.

“We joined APC because we believe in the good leadership of our Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku, the development we have seen in the State and how he was able to control the economy of the state during the pandemic, at a time when other states were locked down, people are allowed free movement unhindered”, he said.

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A former governor of Kebbi state and a senator in the red chamber representing Kebbi central senatorial district, Adamu Aliero, has resigned his membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

Aliero, after joining the PDP, contested the senatorial ticket against a BoT member of the party and defeated him.

Haruna Saidu, the PDP BoT member, garnered 16 votes in the primary, while Aliero scored 246 votes.

Aliero left the APC to the PDP with no less than 18 national and state assembly members, this has strengthened the chances of the opposition in the state come 2023.

Source: Legit.ng