by James Sambo

 

Over 4,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto, have defected to the All Progressives Congress.

The new members were received into the APC fold in Isa by the state governor, Aliyu Wamakko on Sunday, December 21.

During the ceremony, he said: “APC is the party to beat across Nigeria during the 2015 general elections,” he said before promising them that they would be equally and fairly treated in their new party.”

The governor said APC was out to salvage Nigeria and expressed optimism that it would win the 2015 general elections at all levels.

The party’s acting state chairman, Usman Danmadamin-Isa, commended Wamakko for evenly transforming the state from 2007 to date.

“More people will soon join the APC and we will collectively work to ensure the success of the party at all levels during the forthcoming general polls,” he said.

Also speaking was the caretaker chairman of the local government, Umar Wali, who said the decampees were drawn from the 10 electoral wards of the local government area.

A spokesman of the decampees, Umar Suleiman, said their action was necessitated by the tremendous achievements of Wamakko from 2007 to date.