Huge setback for Tinubu as over 90,000 APC members, others, defect to PDP in Buhari's home state

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina state said on Tuesday, December 20, that it received over 90,000 defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other parties ahead of the 2023 general election.

Vanguard reported that the defectors were received at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina metropolis during the campaign rally organised for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

A breakdown of the numbers indicates that 49,000 APC members decamped to PDP from Katsina Zone while 23,000 decamped from Funtua zone and another 19,000 from Daura Zone, making a total of 91,000 decampees from the three senatorial zones in the state.

The defectors from the Daura Zone were reportedly represented by Alhaji Yahaya Kwande while those from the Funtua zone were represented by Alhaji Baba Yale Yaro.

Those who defected from the Katsina zone were led by Alhaji Aminu Lawal Mani.

It was gathered that one of the defectors is a former Secretary to the Government of Katsina state under Governor Aminu Bello Masari.

Iyorchia Ayu receives defectors

The defectors were received officially into the PDP by the party’s national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu.

He welcomed all of them to the party, noting that they made a wise move by joining forces with the PDP to rescue the country from the ruling APC.