The All Progressives Congress says a large number
of Peoples Democratic Party members in Kebbi, Niger and some North-Central
states will defect to the APC within the next four days.
The Conference of State Publicity Secretaries of
the APC said this during the second state publicity secretaries summit in Lagos
on Thursday.
At the event themed, ‘Ready for Change,’ several
publicity secretaries gave an insight into how elections would be won in their
respective states.
The Kebbi State Publicity Secretary of the APC,
Alhaji Sanni Dododo, who spoke on happenings in Niger and his state, said, “In
Niger State, the governor did not perform so his deputy came with some advisers
and members of the PDP to our party and they hatched a plan. Some decided to
stay in the PDP but by next week, you will see many of them will join the APC.
“So the issue is that Niger State is 90 per cent
of APC.
“In Kebbi, the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, Chief
Whip and Deputy Whip and nine others in the House of Assembly have joined the
APC from the PDP. Five commissioners and local government chairmen have joined
us. So North-West and most parts of North-Central are now speaking with one
voice. Because of some strong governors like Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State who
are giving us support we are spreading. So we will deliver during the
elections.”
APC publicity secretary in Lagos State, Mr. Joe
Igbokwe, said the violent protest organised by the Odua Peoples Congress in
support of President Goodluck Jonathan had backfired.
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