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PDP, NNPP & Labour Party Members Defect To APC In Sokoto

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has received a boost towards the forthcoming general elections as scores of members of opposition parties joined the party.
A statement from the party on Friday had that it received new defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).
The politicians, according to APC, came from Gwadabawa, Illela, and Goronyo Local Government Areas in the eastern zone of the state.
Bashar Abubakar, who is the Special Assistant to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC, Sokoto North), the APC leader in the state, confirmed to newsmen that the defectors include former Councillors and various stakeholders from the eastern zone of the state.
“They were all received at their Local Government areas by the governorship candidate of the party, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, and his running mate, Alhaji Idris Gobir,” he said.
The development, he said was an indication that the APC is matching to victory in the forthcoming polls.
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