5,000 PDP Members, Other Join APC

No fewer than 5,000 critical stakeholders in the PDP on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, defected to the APC in Minna, the state capital of Niger state.

According to the Nation newspaper report online, former Secretary to Niger State government, Comrade Adams Erena pulled out the decampees to the opposition party.

It was reported that Erena, who is a former National Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and all other decampees, which included a member of the state House of Assembly, former Commissioners, local government chairmen and former PDP grassroot leaders were received at a mega rally in Minna.

While receiving the decampees, an APC leader, Hon. Ahmed Musa Ibeto, who dumped PDP last January, challenged them to work for the success of the party in Saturday‘ governorship and state assembly elections.

Ibeto, who was the former deputy governor of the state, assured the decampees that they will be accorded equal rights and privileges of old members as the party is known for justice, equity and fairness.

He urged them to add value to the electoral fortunes of the party by ensuring the victory of the party in their wards and constituencies during Saturday elections.

“We receive you unconditionally, I congratulate you all for joining the winning train at the right time, although we have won the three senatorial seats and all the house of representatives but it is not over until our gubernatorial candidate wins, am sure we will not allowed any other party to win even one councilor in Niger state,” Ibeto said.

APC chairman in Niger state, Engineer Mohammed Imam said the new decampees will strengthen and unify the party, assuring them of peace and justice which will be maintained for the progress of the party.

Also, the party’s standard bearer, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, said the fortunes of the party had continued to increase since the coming on board of Hon. Ibeto.

Bello then promised to work with the decampees without discrimination to take the state to the next level.

The party Chairman for contact/ mobilization, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji who presented the decampees to the party described the people as ‘critical stakeholders’ from PDP.