216 Kebbi State APC Members Dump Party For PDP
Over two hundred supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday reportedly dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State.
Kebbi State is currently governed by an APC chieftain, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. Also, the defectors, who are said to be 216 in total, were from the Kofar Kola area of the state, an area believed to be a stronghold of the nation’s ruling party.
Reports revealed that the defectors include 134 male and 84 female APC members in the area.
Notable politicians among them are Alhaji Atiku Bandado, Alhaji Gwandu Mai Kifi, Alhaji Yahaya Lele, a former Special Assistant to the governor and Alhaji A.M. BK, a former provost of the Adamu Augie College of Education in the state.
It was also gathered that the politicians were received into the opposition camp by the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state, General Aminu Bande (rtd); the Director General of the governorship campaign council, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu, Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sani Dododo and other chieftains of the PDP in the state.
