PDP state assembly candidate in Yobe defect to APC

Less than 24 hours to the governorship and state assembly elections, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly candidate in Yobe, Alhaji Zanna Danani, on Friday dropped his election bid and defected to the APC.

Zanna, who defected along with several other chieftains of PDP to APC, told newsmen in Damaturu that the action was to enable them join the mainstream of the political development of the country.

5,000 PDP members defect to APC in Kaduna

Alhaji Abubakar Rilwanu, Vice Chairman (one) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kaduna North Senatorial District, says more than 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the APC in the area.

Rilwanu disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Rilwanu, who is also the party’s Zonal Chairman for Kaduna North senatorial district, said the defectors had formally joined the APC during the gubernatorial campaign rally in the zone which ended on Monday.

4,000 PDP members defect to APC in Sokoto

More than 4,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State have defected to the All Progressive Congress, APC.

The new members were received into the APC fold in Isa by Gov. Aliyu Wamakko.

Wamakko, who was represented by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta, commended them for their action.

``APC is the party to beat across Nigeria during the 2015 general elections,’’ he said.