SDP guber candidate, deputy collapse party structure into APC in Kebbi
The Gubernatorial Candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kebbi, has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC), along with 34 candidates contesting for various positions in the forthcoming general elections.
Other defectors included; Deputy Gubernatorial candidate, all Senatorial candidates as well as all candidates contesting House of Representatives excluding just one Rep. candidate.
Receiving the defectors in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday, Gov. Atiku Bagudu, commended them for taking a bold step in order to move the party and the state forward.
“We are not too many in the party as our huge number will be our strength and advantageous to vote our chosen candidates and move the party and state forward.
“We are praying that one day, all our political parties in the state will be collapsed into one formidable party in order to move the state forward,” he said.
On his part, the Gubernatorial Candidate of the party in the state, Dr Nasiru Idris, assured the defectors that they would be treated equally as members of the party.
“I also assure you that you will never regret your decision of joining our party,” he assured.
Idris thanked them for having confidence in him in his quest to build upon the developmental legacies executed hy Gov. Atiku Bagudu, if voted as governor of the state.
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Earlier, the SDP Gubernatorial Candidate, who defected to APC, Alhaji Atiku Mai-Ahu, said that the entire candidates and the state executives from 225 wards had defected to APC.
“We have candidates contesting for 22 state assembly position, seven candidates contesting for house of representatives and three others contesting for senatorial position in the state as well as my deputy running mate, Alhaji Bello Tilli.
“We have also presented the letters of our withdrawal from SDP to APC,” he said.
Mai-Ahu described their decision to cross over to APC as ideologically base.
“We have made the decision myself, my deputy, senatorial and house of representative candidates that we have withdrawn from our contest in SDP to join APC for development of our state.
“And we members of SDP, have common ideology with APC and that ideology is that, making progress, leadership that is totally inclusiveness.
“So, our decision is based on this ideology and that is our decision.
“So,we would continue to work 24 hours to ensure the state is developed,” Mai-Ahu said.
SDP guber candidate, deputy collapse party structure into APC in Kebbi
