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A total of 91,000 supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters decamped to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State.

They were received by the party during a campaign rally attended by the PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday.

The decampees, led by the former Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Dr Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, and Alhaji Aminu Lawal Maye were according to Senator Dino Melaye drawn from the three senatorial districts of the State.

Nineteen thousand (19,000) of them were from Daura Zone, twenty-three thousand (23,000) from Funtua Zone, and the remaining forty-nine thousand (49,000) members were from the Katsina Zone respectively.

Earlier in their separate remarks, the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State revealed that PDP is out to restore security, provide job opportunities for Nigeria’s teaming youths and fight the scourge of hunger.

They told the crowd gathered at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium to vote for the PDP from top to bottom, stating that the party has already won in Katsina State with the caliber of supporters it has – mostly women and youths.

On his part, the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, presented the PDP flag to the Katsina State governorship candidate, Senator Yakubu Lado Dan Marke.

Channels Television observed that Atiku and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa arrived at the Campaign ground at about 2:07 pm. They were warmly received by Dan Marke, his running mate, Arch. Ahmed Aminu Yar’adua and the Director General, Atiku/Lado Campaign, Mustapha Inuwa among other party supporters and chieftains in the state.

Earlier, Atiku and his campaign team visited the mother of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua and the Emir of Katsina HRH Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir Usman.

What is this going on in Katsina? A lot of political sabotage is required for this kind of heavy scale stuff!

What is really going on in Katsina & Jigawa that the opposition PDP is getting so strong there?

About 6,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Geidam Local Government Area (LGA) of Yobe State have decamped to the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the defection happened on Sunday.

Similarly at the weekend, APC members under the Leadership of Alhaji Usman Mai Kwalta in Dogo Nini Ward decamped to the PDP in Potiskum LGA. They were received by the Zonal PDP Chairman Alhaji Hassan Sharu; Potiskum PDP Chairman Alh. Shayibu Randy; and other stakeholders.

Atiku owns one of the best private universities in Nigeria. You can argue that the poor can't afford it but u can't deny the fact that he's the best to improve our educational system cos he's having a first hand experience on that. Every student/aspiring student should vote Atiku

Facts. No lie here

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have discovered billions of Naira in cash stashed in various houses of some serving governors.

Multiple sources on Friday identified the governors as Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, in exclusive interviews with SaharaReporters.

governors, multiple sources in the anti-graft agency identified them as Governors Wike, Ganduje and Matawalle of Rivers, Kano and Zamfara respectively to SaharaReporters.

“The three governors we are monitoring are Governors Wike, Matawalle and Kano’s Ganduje. Billions of naira stashed in their homes in Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano have been discovered,” a top EFCC official told SaharaReporters.

“These three state governors were caught trying to move these huge sums of notes kept in their residences after the CBN announced its decision to redesign the naira notes.

“They are in billions; that of Ganduje is purely kept in Kano but he has used some parts to pay for a hotel he’s building in Abuja. The hotel is at the back of the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre.”

“Zamfara governor, Matawalle kept his own in some houses he owns in Abuja while Wike has his own kept in Abuja and Port Harcourt,” one of the sources said.

In 2018, two videos of Ganduje allegedly receiving kickbacks from contractors trended on social media.

The videos published by Daily Nigerian, an online newspaper, showed the governor receiving bundles of dollars and putting them into his flowing dress known as ‘babanriga’ in the northern part of Nigeria.

The governor had reportedly requested $5 million from the contractors who recorded the video while handing part of the payment to him.

In one of the videos, the governor appeared to have received $230,000, which he hastily stashed in his ‘babanriga,’ a flowing dress common in northern Nigeria.

Freshly:

Gombe State @OfficialPDPNig received this evening over 5000 new Decampees from APC and other political parties in to the PDP.

More Wins #PDP. Atiku only focus on the votes while others are looking for media hypes. 2023 will separate Boys from Men.

Biu LG is on lockdown today. PDP is taking over Borno State. The only hope for Tinubu Borno is already on the verge of turning in to PDP strong state.

Borno south APC Senator Ndume was disgraced today in his home town Gwoza, Gwoza Local government area, the people shouted bamayi PDP power in hausa, meaning we don't want you as our Senator PDP Power.

Borno south APC Senator Ndume was disgraced today in his home town Gwoza, Gwoza Local government area, the people shouted bamayi PDP power in hausa, meaning we don't want you as our Senator PDP Power. pic.twitter.com/9wDEVkYmW9

— Bulama (@Bulama8976) October 30, 2022

No fewer than 216 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kofar Kola area of Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP.

Kofar Kola is a stronghold of the APC in the town because it is Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu’s neighbourhood.

Those who defected to the PDP include 134 male and 84 female members of the party in the area.

Notable politicians among them are Alhaji Atiku Bandado, Alhaji Gwandu Mai Kifi, Alhaji Yahaya Lele, a former special assistant to the governor and Alhaji A.M. BK, a former provost of the Adamu Augie College of Education in the state.

The defectors were received by the governorship candidate of the party in the state, Gen Aminu Bande (rtd); the Director General of the governorship campaign council, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu, Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sani Dododo and other chieftains of the PDP in the state.

1. Gombe State Former Commissioner of Information Hon. Jealous Ishaya Lapei dumps APC and join PDP.

2. Former Dandume LG Chairman and Katsina State Asst. PRO Hon. Salihu Tanko Gilimi also resign from APC and obtained PDP card at his ward.

3. APC Legal Adviser, Sanga Local Government Kaduna State, Samuel Wuyah dumps APC for PDP also this week.

4. Special Assistant to Katsina State Governor, Hon. Halliru Lawal dumps APC and followed Mustapha Inuwa to PDP also this week.

@OfficialPDPNig

5. Niger North APC Senatorial Aspirant and party chieftain Alh Mohd Halidu resigns from APC and join PDP in Niger State.

The above some listed defections to PDP just happened within this week. This is PDP for you. @atiku

While Atiku Abubakar is busy with strengthening Nigeria's diplomatic tie with the USA in preparation of his election and formal inauguration as President, Adamawa APC Woman leader & Vice Chairman, & Katsina Ast PRO resigned from the party to join in actualising #PDPRecoveryPlan

INTERESTING THINGS FROM KANO

This thread has two videos of a member of the APC in Kano. He talks about Tinubu's visit 2 Kano yesterday saying the treatment Tinubu got was an expression of the people's anger at the APC. They collected his money but refused to go out to welcome him.


Q: Do you mean APC should not be voted for in 2023?

A: Of course they must not be voted for. Any poor person who votes for the APC again FOR WHATEVER POSITION, I swear on the day of Judgement God will not be kind to such a person, especially if the person is a northerner.

We formed the APC, we are the ones in power. We have deceived the people. But today even the president's wife is saying they will apologize to Nigerians whether they performed well or not. But why say there is a hole where there is no hole?


PART 2:


pQ: who do you think the people of Nigeria should vote for in 2023?

A: Between me and God, I am not a member of the PDP and I am not going to be PDP, I am a member of the APC. I am talking honestly to anyone who can hear me out there.

THERE IS NO ONE WHO DESERVES THE VOTES OF NIGERIANS AS MUCH AS ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR. AND THAT IS THE TRUTH OF THR MATTER.

Well, most people in the north feel Buhari's 8 years are a waste for Nigeria and especially Northern Nigeria. So, those who have money to spend in campaigns in the north should feel free to do so, but truth is that Atiku is the overwhelming favourite in the north & he's by no means a pushover anywhere else in the country.

APC has failed everyone & it is fitting for her to be resoundingly defeated in 2023.

The End!

INTERESTING THINGS FROM KANO

This thread has two videos of a member of the APC in Kano. He talks abt Tinubu's visit 2 Kano y/day saying the treatment Tinubu got was an expression of the people's anger at the APC. They collected his money but refused to go out to welcome him. 1/6 pic.twitter.com/at2Lgxwp6L

— Wachor Zakks-Manuel (@WachorZ) October 23, 2022

Finally Today Over 50,000 APC Members Decamp To PDP In Jibia LGA Katsina state.
#Atikukawai
Una sure say no be only Tinubu go remain for APC?

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, continues to witness political tsunami in Katsina State days after a strong pillar and former Secretary to the State Government, Mustapha Inuwa defected to the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with over 600 of his support groups.

This time, the Governorship candidate of the PDP, Senator Yakubu Lado led other party officials and candidates to receive about 13,000 defectors from the APC and NNPP in Jibiya Local Government Area.

Receiving the new members, Senator Yakubu Lado told them that they will be accorded same treatment as the bonafide members of the party have been enjoying.

He added that, the PDP when it returns to power in 2023 will right the wrongs the APC has done to both Katsina State and the country in general in the last seven years.

Lado further added that, life will return to normal with hunger, insecurity and underdevelopment to be things of the past.

The PDP Governorship candidate boasted that, with the calibre of people moving to the party, APC will be dead and buried in 2023.

Leaders of the defectors, Aminu Maye Jibiya and Sa’adu Maigishiri Kaita said the injustice meted unto them and the calibre of people leaving the APC in the last few days, made them to join the party.

They also claim that, with the plans they have seen in the blueprint of the PDP, there was no need to be left behind.

Thousands of brooms were later burnt by the defectors to signify their exit from the APC.

Some northern women protesting being deceived by the Tinubu campaign team. They were rented for a rally with the promise to pay them money to cover lunch, transport and refreshments. This they failed to fulfill.

These are the issues �

Transfer News:

While we all have our attention to the event in Benin City. The Youths of Jigawa State in their hundreds are saying NO to APC. Malamadori LG, Jigawa State is the POINT.

Operation NO to APC.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Kano ���

I said northerners won’t vote for him, they call me a mad man

"Wa ya ke ta su?" Meaning who cares about these people?

"Abun dariya zuwan Tinubu Kano" Tinubu's visit to Kano is ridiculous and laughable

The Northern Awareness Movement (NAM) has berated the unrelenting verbal attacks on the person of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, describing his attacks as a smear campaign against the entire Northern region of the country.

Its coordinator, Muhammed Inuwa, in a statement issued Thursday, while reacting to the uncontrollable attacks of Wike against Atiku, said that it has become imperative to call Wike to order and call his bluff before he sets the entire country on fire with his verbal diarrhea.

The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) started as a result of Wike’s failure to secure the party’s presidential ticket.

However, efforts to pacify Wike’s camp have since been met with stiff resistance.

Inuwa noted that since all attempts to pacify Wike and his camp have not been reciprocated, it was now important to note that there is an undertone to the whole crisis.

The group made it clear that other sister Arewa groups would not hesitate to treat Wike and his cohorts as an enemy of the North, if they persist with their constant attacks on the region.

“We have gotten credible intelligence that the entire crisis is targeted at a particular section of the country, which is the North.

“We have it on good authority and evidence abounds with facts and figures at various times that Wike and his men have gone to press to disparage the North.

“We hereby conclude, without any iota of doubt, that Wike and his group have drawn the battle line with the North. The Northern Awareness Movement hereby calls on every well-meaning and patriotic citizen of this country to prevail on Wike to put a stop to any attempt to undermine the North,” Inuwa said.

MINNA – As gale of defections continues to plague the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), the former member of the House of Representatives, representing Lapai/Agaie Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibrahim Ebbo has dumped the party in Niger state.

The latest moves by the former House of Representatives member who has also tendered his resignation letter to the Chairman of Ebbo/Gbacinku Ward, Lapai Local Government Area is coming against the backdrop of gale of defections rocking the ruling party in Niger state.

Ebbo who however did not disclose his next moves politically in his resignation letter dated 19th of October, 2022 said, “I write to forward herewith my resignation letter as a member of the All Progressives Congress APC with immediate effect”.

A former Commissioner under the late Governor Abdulkhadir Kure led administration and currently one of the Special Advisers to Governor Abubarkar Sani Bello, unconfirmed report had it that Ebbo have also resigned from the position.

“Indeed a difficult decision at this crucial period, but it is the best option for me at the moment”, the resignation letter copied the APC state chairman and that of Lapai Local Government Area also indicated.

Hon. Ibrahim Ebbo said he was leaving APC because of personal convictions arising from his general observance around the ruling party from the; Ward level, Local government, state level and as well at the national level which he said was a difficult decision to make.

“It is expedient to show my unquantifiable appreciation to the leadership of the party at the ward through to the national level, while I served as a member of the state caucus and a state executive committee member”.

Although the former Commissioner has not made public his next political direction, feelers had it that the former APC stalwarts like many of his likes maybe heading back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A former special assistant on mobilisation and public enlightenment to ex-governor Muhammad Adamu Aliero and strong mobiliser of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu Usman (Dallatun Kalgo) has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking with journalists in Kalgo where he collected his PDP membership card, Usman said his decision was informed by firm belief in true democracy and good governance anchored on inclusiveness, team play, mutual collaborations and respect for one another by the PDP ‘s gubernatorial candidate, General Aminu Bande (rtd) if elected as the governor of the state in 2023.

“Similarly, my defection was informed by firm belief in restoring people’s confidence in the democratic process of the PDP in Kebbi State, by way of supporting credible, experienced, competent candidates that emerged through the established democratic process as against serial imposition, nepotic and corrupt system of the ruling APC in the state,’’ Usman said.