Tension in PDP As Strong Governorship, Other Candidates Collapse Party Structure For APC in Top Northern State
- The PRP in Sokoto has collapsed its structure for the APC in the state, to strengthen the opposition to defeat the PDP in the state
- Muhammad Gumburawa, the governorship candidate of the PRP, 3 senatorial candidates of the party and other contestants collapsed the party's structure for APC in the state
- Senator Aliyu Wamakko, who received the defectors, said the action is commendable and timely
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Sokoto, Sokoto - As the 2023 election gathers momentum, Muhammad Gumburawa, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Sokoto state have collapsed the party's structure into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state.
Gumburawa, alongside other flagbearers of the PDP for elective positions, including the 3 senatorial candidates, Garzali Abdullahi (Sokoto North), Bello Holai (Sokoto East) and their counterpart in Sokoto west, The Nation reported.
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The defection is considered a major boost for the opposition in taking over from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
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Others on the defection list include the candidates of the party for the house of representatives, Sokoto state house of assembly and other officials across the state structure of the PRP.
This was disclosed by Bashar Abubakar, the special assistant on media to senator Aliyu Wamakko, who quoted Gumburawa saying that their defection was meant to strengthen the APC ahead of the 2023 election in the state.
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Senator Wamakko who received the defectors at his residence in Gawon Mama Sokoto described the move as timely and unprecedented.
His statement reads in part:
“The APC will closely and harmoniously work with you and your teeming supporters as a family with equal treatment as other members.”
Powerful northern states PDP has never won since 1999 and their chances in 2023 election
Legit.ng earlier reported that PDP became a dominant party immediately after Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999 and had control of 31 of the 36 states in Nigeria as of May 2001.
Despite its influence, there are 2 powerful northern states the PDP could not win since it has been in existence and its chances of winning the states in the 2023 election is being reviewed.
However, the table turned against the PDP and the once-African biggest political party is now an opposition struggling to stay united.
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