PDP Denies Members Defection To APC

The People's Democratic Party
on Wednesday denied the
rumours making the rounds
that over 1, 200 of its
members, including its
executives had defected to the
All Progressives Congress in
Kaduna.

The Chairman of the party in
Kaduna North local government
area, Alhaji Abdullahi Babawo
disclosed this when he paid a
New Year visit to the NUJ
secretariat in Kaduna.

Babawo, said the rumours was
meant to cause disquiet within
the party and also discredit the
person of the Vice President,
Alhaji Namadi Sambo.

"Those behind the rumours
were the aggrieved members of
the party in the state, to cause
more crises, and to portray the
vice president as not politically
relevant at home.

"I can assure you that, instead of
our members defecting to
another party, the PDP would
soon start to receive members
of other political parties into our
fold," he said.

He said over 80 per cent of
those who the opposition
claimed have joined them are
still bona fide members of the
PDP.

He said, "those they claimed
have joined them were yet to
return their membership card or
formally submit their resignation
letter as contained in the party's
constitution.

"Though, one of the founding
party members in Kaduna,
Ibrahim Yaro and few others
has defected to the APC.

"By 2p.m on Thur., Jan. 2 at
Kabala Costain secretariat of the
party in Kaduna North local
government area, the party will
receive some APC decampees.

"The party had nominated five
persons from each of the 12
wards to meet and advise the
party on how to resolve its crisis
and bring back its aggrieved
members."