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General News of Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Source: legit.ng

2023 Elections: Another popular PDP chieftain dumps party, joins APC in key northern state

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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Haladu Mohammed, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The former PDP chieftain was received into the APC fold by the Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni, according to a statement by Mamman Mohammed, his media aide.

Legit.ng gathers that the PDP had earlier lost Alhaji Abbagana Tata, a former chairman and governorship aspirant of the party, and Hajiya Masafaram, the strong woman of Yobe North politics.

They defected along with thousands of their supporters to the APC. Tata and Masafaram had been loyal members of the PDP for 23 years but joined APC to support Governor Mai Mala Buni’s administration in the task of building the state.

Daily Independent also reported that some of the remaining members of the PDP in the state have also indicated an interest in moving into the APC.

“We are making some few consultations, l assure you we will also join APC very soon,” an anonymous PDP member was quoted as saying.