Two ward leaders and executives of the All Progressive Congress APC, Ummarun Hassan, Secretary; and Manu Abubakar, Assistant Treasurer of Dingyadi-Badawa ward in Bodinga Local Government Area (LGA) have joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State.
It was reported by the nation that they defected alongside a number of their supporters.
The state’s PDP spokesperson, Hassan Sahabi Sanyinnawal confirmed the defections in a Communique given Friday.
He said that the ward Public Relations Officer, PRO, Barno Akamawa and four others: Shehu Abubakar, Sani Modi, Sanusi Imam and Bello Alhaji joined the defectors along with their supporters .
The state party Chairman, Bello Goronyo who received the decampees, and promised them of their rightful and constitutional places as members on equal levels with all party members in the state.
“By this, I assure you of equal treatment as full members of our great party , PDP”, he said.
While he was promising that they would be carried along in party affairs, Goronyo enjoined them to invest their wealth of political experience and exposure towards realising the desired victory for the party in the 2023 elections.
The communique quoted the state’s Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Aminu Bala Bodinga, who is from same local government with the defectors, as saying he was convinced that their decision to join the ruling PDP in the state was a testimony to the Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal “good leadership style.”