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Lower than 60 days to the 2023 common elections in Nigeria, 17,299 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have defected to the principle opposition, the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) in Sokoto State.
POLITICS NIGERIA studies that the defection was recorded on Sunday in Silame Native Authorities Space (LGA) on Sunday.
Additionally, Saidu Umar, the PDP governorship flag-bearer in Sokoto State took his marketing campaign to the native authorities.
Umar described the two-term administration of Governor Aminu Tambuwal as an excellent omen for Sokoto State.
Assuring the voters of his willpower to key into the event tasks initiated by the Tambuwal administration if elected as governor subsequent month, Mallam Umar promised to execute the Rundi-Katami-Silame highway challenge for the good thing about the individuals.
He additional pledged to take a look at the difficulty of the Surame Monument to reinforce the income technology drive of not solely the native authorities however the state as a complete.