Politics
APC Accuses Zamfara Government Of Forcing Its Members To Join PDP
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples’ Democratic Party, led government in Zamfara State of forcing its member to join the party.
The Zamfara State chairman of the party, Alhaji Lawal Liman, made the accusation while denying report that APC has suffered mass defection of members in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
He said most of those who defected to PDP in Maradun were forced by the PDP led government in the state.
The APC Chairman accused the PDP led administration in the state of intimidating and forcing APC members to join the ruling party in the state.
Report had it that Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State and the state’s executives of PDP had on Sunday received large number of defectors from APC in Maradun Local Government Area.
He described the report as mere propaganda aimed at deceiving innocent public.
He said, “It is mere propaganda aimed at deceiving the public.
“Some media organisations, reported that 21, 000 APC members defected to PDP while others said they were 50,000, we don’t know which one is true, let them clear this figure first.”
Sa’adu Gora, the Maradun APC Chairman said the
alleged mass defection to PDP was not true.
“Most of those who left the
party in Maradun left alone, but bigwigs have remained with us.
“As leaders of the party at the grassroots, we are enjoying support and cooperation from our members, even though our party is not in power at the state level.”
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