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Some top members of the PDP have joined APC in Katsina.
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This is coming barely 4 days before the governorship elections.
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Thousands of supporters also joined the ruling party, following the departure of chieftains from the PDP.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have reportedly withdrawn their membership and declared allegiance to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Katsina State ahead of the March 11 governorship elections.
Seven top members of the PDP and about ten thousand of their supporters joined the ruling party in Katsina on Tuesday.
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The development was confirmed to newsmen today by the Director-General of the APC Campaign Council in the state, Ahmed Musa-Dangiwa.
Addressing reporters, Musa-Dangiwa noted that Katsina Governor Aminu Masari received the former PDP members. He also disclosed that most of the defectors are close associates of the former governor of the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Shema.
“Among them was Alhaji Bashir Tanimu-Dutsinma, former personal assistant to Shema, former local government chairman and also a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, Northwest zonal caucus,’’ he said.
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He added that the others were prominent political leaders and business moguls in Katsina State. According to Musa-Dangiwa, the defection was a great sign of success for the APC at the state’s March 11 governorship and House of Assembly elections.
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