Agency reports,
AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Sahabi Bojo-Bodinga, a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with many of his supporters across the state. Bojo-Bodinga was received by the APC leader in the State, Senator Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North), at his residence in Sokoto on Friday. Similarly, Over one thousand women, who are members of peoples PDP in Zamfara State,on Friday, joined the APC.
The decampees were led to the Government House, Gusau, by the former women leader of the PDP in the state, Hajiya Madina Shehu. Among those who defected to the APC with her were the State PDP youth leader of the women wing, women local government campaign coordinators of the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare, some State Working Committee and State Executive Council members of the party. Also, Bungudu local Government campaign Coordinator for Lawal Dare, Alhaji Ibrahim Leda, and State House of Assembly aspirant for Gusau ll constituency, Honourable Ibrahim Mada, have announced their defection to the APC from PDP alongside hundreds of their supporters.
In their separate remarks, defectors who spoke on behalf of hundreds of the decampees, said their decision to defect to the APC alongside their supporters was as a result of lack of focus coupled with poor political strategy in their former party’s leadership and its gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Dauda Lawal. They also informed Governor Bello Matawalle that earlier, they have been running affairs of the PDP with their personal earnings in their respective wards and local Government Areas and that time has come for them to join APC as the winning party.
According to them, the leadership of the PDP in Zamfara State has abandoned its supporters to the extent that they are left with no option than to join the APC together with Governor Bello Matawalle to emerge victorious in the coming elections. Receiving the decampees, Governor Bello Matawalle applauded the decision of the defectors for joining the APC as the winning party and assured them of his administration’s commitment to carry them along and pledged that he will continue to consolidate on the gains of what he has done for the people of Zamfara state.
The defection of Bojo-Bodinga, and his supporters in Sokoto is a huge boost for the APC ahead of the 2023 elections, according to the Special Adviser, New Media to Wamakko, Bashar Abubakar. Abubakar explained that the event was witnessed by the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, the APC governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, and many other prominent APC loyalists. He quoted Alhaji Isa Sadiq-Achida, the State APC Chairman, while speaking on behalf of the party as assuring the new member and his supporters of equal treatment with all other members.
