PDP Receives more Defectors in Katsina
By Idris Umar.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State has assured new members who defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) that they will be given equal treatment in the State.
The party’s gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Yakubu Lado-Danmarke, gave the assurance on Sunday in Jibia while receiving about 12,936 APC members from Kaita and Jibia local government areas.
Danmarke also promised the people that his first 100 days if elected he would restore security, peace and order in the areas.
Lado-Danmarke alleged that “wickedness, hatred and bad government policies” had hindered business activities in the areas.
“By God’s grace, if we are elected, we will ensure that Jibia returns to its past glory as the window of economic activities in the entire country.
“I assure you that you would be carried along in all the party activities in the state,” he said.
Speaking, the leader of the defectors, Alhaji Aminu Lawal-Jibia, said they decided to leave the APC because they were poorly treated.
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Also speaking, the Katsina PDP Chairman, Alhaji Lawal Uli, assured the new members of the justice and fair play that according to him, the party is known for over the years.
He urged them to work hard for the success of the party in the forthcoming 2023 general elections in the state.
Among the defectors are the immediate past special adviser to Gov. Aminu Masari, Alhaji Aminu Lawal-Jibia, Alhaji Sa’adu Mai Gishiri Kaita and other notable APC members in the area.
In a related development the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism that huge crowds that received its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, in both Edo and Niger States signals victory at the 2023 general elections.
Spokesman of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, made the assertion on Sunday in a statement he issued in Abuja.
According to Ologbondiyan, the huge crowds that received the former vice president in Benin; Bida, Niger; and Jibia, Katsina State; during campaign rallies.
He further stated that Atiku’s campaign was gaining more attention and popularity across the country due to his tenacity in addressing the nation’s issues and challenges.
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