PDP denies members defection to APC in Kaduna‏

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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.”