Defection: Gusau Agog As PDP Supporters Welcome Deputy Gov
By Onuminya Ochowechi in Sokoto
The massive number of the supporters of People Democratic party (PDP) on Saturday throng out to welcome the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State Mahdi Aliyu Gusau.
They carried placard with inscription : APC is prohibited for us ,we remain in PDP , ” With Mahdi new Zamfara is possible, ” Zamfara is PDP , PDP is Zamfara.
It took commuters several hours to.continue with their journey as Tsafe _ Funtua road was blocked by the supporters.
Those who accompany the Deputy Governor includes, His father Gen Aliyu Gusau , PDP caretaker committee members.
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Addressing the party faithfuls in his resident in Gusau Mahdi enjoined the party faithfuls to remain calm stressing that the defection of the Governor would not in anyway affect the chances of the party in future elections.
He maintained that as the highest political office holder in the party he has become the leader of the party in the state.
He further explained that he would do everything possible to reposition the party in the state and solicit the cooperation of every member of the party.
” As you all know the recent political happening in the state, as the leader of the party I would not relent my effort in rebuilding the party he stated.
He commiserate with the people of the state especially the people of Maradun local government area where gun men suspected to be bandits killed about 49 people on Thursday.
The Deputy Governor condemned the killing in strong term saying the act is barbaric and inhumane.
Speaking with THISDAY the caretaker committee member of the party and former publicity secretary of the party Alhaji Faruku Ahmad Gusau said the large crowd that came out in solidarity with the party show that PDP is on ground in the state.
Faruku Gusau stated that there is no amount of intimidation that would make them to defect to APC urging people to watch out that very soon PDP would bounce back in the state.
He dispelled the insinuation that all the state house of assembly members in the state moved to APC with the Governor
Since the Governor of the State Dr Muhammad Bello Mutawelle defected from People Democratic party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) his Deputy who refused to defect
with him had never been to the state.
Defection: Gusau Agog As PDP Supporters Welcome Deputy Gov
