January 2, 2014

PDP denies members defection to APC in Kaduna

Kaduna - The People's Democratic
Party (PDP) 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 (APC) 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 Thursday, January 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.”
- NAN