LG Polls: LP Chairman, PDP Councillorship Candidate Defect to APC in Kaduna

• The ruling APC in Kaduna state led by Governor Uba Sani has received a major boost a few days before the LG elections
• The Labour Party chairman and PDP councillorship candidate in the state dumped their parties and joined the APC
• They hinged their decisions on Governor Uba Sani's inclusive governance and infrastructural development in southern Kaduna

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

With barely three days left before the local government elections in Kaduna state, the state Labour Party (LP) chairman, Hon. Isah Chiroma, and the PDP Kafachan Ward B Ja’mma LGA councillorship candidate Abdullahi Imrah have defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

Chiroma said the inclusive system of governance of Governor Uba Sani and the infrastructural development in southern Kaduna motivated him to join in moving the state forward.

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As reported by The Nigerian Tribune, Hon. Abdullahi said that though the elections are a few days away, he decided to withdraw from the PDP and join Hon. Peter Tanko in the APC so they can work together and move the country forward.

How APC welcomed defectors

Welcoming the defectors, the deputy governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, congratulated them on making a wise choice by joining the winning team and assured them that they would be carried along.

Speaking on the forthcoming election, she said from the turnout of the supporters, it is obvious that the APC is on track to victory.

Balarabe, however, advised APC members to conduct their selves in the election, saying that, as a party sure of victory, they had nothing to fight for.

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Over 900 APC members decamp to NNPP

In another development, Legit.ng reported that in a major political shake-up in Kano State, over 960 members of the APC have defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) just weeks before the upcoming local government elections scheduled for October 26.

The group, led by Alhaji Baba Sabiu, chairman of the APC in the Dala local government area, made the switch, citing the need for progressive change.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng