• The hopes of Atiku Abubakar and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso to dominate the polls in Kano State may have been dashed.
  • Kano’s latest development revealed that members of the PDP and NNPP have withdrawn and pledged their support to the APC.
  • It was collected that the deserters were up to 10,000 and at least 5,000 were members of the NNPP.

Kano, Kano- The Kano state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) welcomed 10,000 defectors from different political parties to the ruling party ahead of next month’s presidential election.

According to Vanguard newspapers, these defectors were received and revealed by Umma Salama Isyaka Rabiu, daughter of prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Isyaka Rubiu.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been singled out by many political pundits and enthusiasts as the favorite to win the 2023 elections. Photo: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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legit.ng They gathered that his inauguration was announced on Sunday, January 29 in Kano at a special event where women were urged to support the candidacy of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential standard-bearer.

Speaking at the event, Umma Salama said:

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“Today we gather here to celebrate these 10,000 people who have made the decision to leave their various political parties for our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).”

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The 10,000 defectors were compiled to comprise former members of the PDP, NNPP, ADP, ADC, PRP and many others.

She said:

“As you can see today, these people are here today to outline the unity and progress of APC as the only party in Nigeria. The party that has the interest of the people, the party that wants to continue to improve Nigeria and the party that loves Nigeria and Nigerians”.

At the event, an intriguing moment was captured as 5,000 members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) took off their red berets to denounce their membership and pledge support for the APC and Tinubu’s presidential campaign.

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In another development, the vice president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Otunba Amid Adekunle Oduborisha, has switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Oduborisha officially joined the ruling APC at a rally in the Ikorodu area of ​​the state on Sunday, January 8.

The former PDP leader said he joined the APC to support the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the ruling party’s presidential candidate.

Source: Legit.ng