A former Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, Mrs Hellen Boco, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Boco, who deputised Usani Usani, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs in the 2019 general elections, disclosed this at an interactive session with...
Defection
The Former Speaker, Kogi House of Assembly, Alfa Imam, on Thursday led scores of supporters of the ruling APC to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former speaker described their defection as “decisive” and “a step in the right...
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State has received hundreds of defectors from other political parties. The defectors included the nephew of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in the state, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North), Zayyanu Wamakko. Receiving the new members...
Hundreds of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Accord members have defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defectors were received into APC at the open ground of Methodist Primary School, Apaara in Oyo town....
Hundreds of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, on Tuesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general election. The defectors, led by Mr Tunde Olori drummed support for the Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez...
Alhaji Yusha’u Kebbe, a key stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State on Friday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alhaji Kebbe announced his defection at a press briefing in Sokoto, citing alleged poor leadership style, lack of people- oriented projects from the PDP-led administration...
Supporters of Alhaji Jamil Gwamna, first runner-up in Gombe State’s Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election held on May 25 defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Saturday. Alhaji Gwamna had earlier defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging support for Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu,...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State said it has received more defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties in the eastern zone of the state. This development is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday by Bashar Abubakar, the Special Assistant...
Mr Ben Kure, the Kaduna State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPC) on Thursday resigned from the position. Kure said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, saying he has also resigned his membership of the party. He said...
Hundreds of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) supporters in Mashi Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State have defected to the All Progressives Congress(APC). Alhaji Ahmed Abdulkadir, the Director, Media and Publicity, APC Campaign Council said this when he spoke with newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina. Alhaji Abdulkadir said that...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign flag off in Ogoja LGA of Cross River State, the opposition political parties have continued to witness unprecedented gale of defection. The latest is the defection of Elder Jacob Nkpeh Odey...
Sen. Sani Musa (APC Niger East) says he has never intended defection to any political party in spite of misinformation in some quarters. He stated in a statement issued in Minna on Thursday that media reports claiming that he had defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were mischievous. Signed...
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Sokoto State has denied the assertion that the party has collapsed into the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the PRP governorship candidate, Alhaji Sa’idu Gumburawa, alongside other members of the party on Friday...
The leadership of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Sokoto state led by the party’s governorship candidate, Sa’idu Gumburawa, had joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This development is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday by Bashar Abubakar, the Special Assistant to Sen....
No fewer than 10,000 defectors from opposition political parties have joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defectors were led by dozens of erstwhile chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and African...
The leaders of the main support group of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto state have joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 General Elections. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday by Mr Bashar Abubakar, the Special Assistant...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Over 5000 members from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The defectors were happily received during the Progressive Youth Mega rally and...
No fewer than 2,000 members of other political parties on Saturday declared their support for Mr Arinzechukwu Awogu, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra. Awogu received the defectors who came from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna, says it has received 12,817 decampees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into its fold in Giwa Local Government Area of the state. Sen. Uba Sani said this at a rally to formally receive the decampees including a former Commissioner for Woman...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Zamfara House of Assembly candidate for Talata Mafara North Constituency, Umar Yahaya had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. The News Agency of...