Scores Of APC Members Defect To PDP, Burn Brooms

No fewer than 1000 members of different political parties in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State have dumped their parties for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

This online news platform reports that the majority of the decampees were from the All Progressives Congress (APC), while others were from PRP, NNPP, and APGA.

The decampess were however received by the PDP Chairman Dass Local Government, Alhaji Sani Korau, at the Government Lodge in Dass, the headquarters of the LGA.

Speaking, the PDP Chairman said Dass LG from the inception of democracy in 1999 has never found itself in the opposition until recently due to some reasons which he said have been politically resolved thereby the mass return of the members back to the party.

Also speaking, the Deputy Chairman of the PDP in Bauchi State, Bala Hadith, added that the PDP is a one and united party, and the most powerful political party in Africa.

He urged the decampees to support the party to maintain its status for the betterment and development of the state and the nation at large.

While addressing the audience, the former deputy speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon Sale Abubakar Dumba, described the event as a great opportunity for the party to conveniently face the future challenge just as he enjoined the people of Dass LGA to continue to support the transformation efforts of the PDP.

The leaders of the decampees from their respective parties stated that the reason for dumping their parties was because of the developmental project and the policies of Governor Bala Muhammad-led administration.

In attendance at the event were PDP officials and leaders including, Hon Kefas Magaji, SA on Judicial matters to governor Bala Muhammad, Hon Benjamin Zagi Dass, coordinator to the governor in Dass local government, Hon Samuel Lawi, Hon Ibrahim Dankaden Dass, Alh Danladi Haruna, amongst others.

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