6 Sokoto LG Chairmen Dump PDP for APC

(PDP And APC Logo. Photo by BBC News)
Top leaders of the opposition party PDP in Sokoto State have quit their party and joined the ruling pary APC.

They were received by the governor's Special Adviser on Political Matters, Faruku Labbo, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by Abubakar Bawa, Director General of Media and Publicity at Government House.

Speaking for the defectors, Shehu Abdullahi Mai Rago said Governor Ahmed Aliyu had not intimidated or witch hunted them, despite their previous opposition ties.

He also pointed to government projects across the state as a reason for the move.

The list of defectors includes PDP chairmen in several local government areas, among them Kware, Gudu, Tureta, Bodinga, Tangaza and Silame.

Some PDP youth and women leaders also switched sides, as did members of the ADC's traders and students group and the ADC's Tudun Wada ward executives.