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 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.” (NAN)