PDP Suffers Heavy Loss as 7,000 Supporters Defect to APC in Northern State

About 7,000 supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have reportedly defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The defectors alleged that the PDP had failed in all sectors of development, The Punch reported.

Primewave gathers that the mass defection was disclosed in a statement released by Bashar Abubakar, a media aide to Senator Aliyu Wamakko, on Friday, September 16.

However, the defectors were received by the APC governorship candidate in the state, Ahmad Aliyu, in the Wurno local government area.

Aliyu expressed satisfaction over the large number of PDP supporters that joined the APC just as he assured the defectors of equal treatment.

The APC governorship candidate assured that, if elected, his administration would continue from the giant strides of the former governor of Sokoto State, Wamakko.

In his remarks, the Sokoto state APC chairman, Isah Achida, said the party was always ready to carry all along to ensure its victory at all levels.