Shehu Sani, Hunkuyo, Yero, Others Defects To APC

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has received some prominent chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

This is just as a former Governor of Sokoto State and senator representing Sokoto South senatorial district, Aminu Tambuwal, expressed his disappointment over the recent defections of PDP members to the ruling APC, stressing that no politician with conscience will join the APC.

Among the prominent PDP defectors are a former governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero; a former senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Shehu Sani; former senator for Kaduna North Senatorial zone and governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Kaduna during the 2023 elections, Suleiman Hunkuyi; a former member House of Representatives, Sani Shaaban,

Others are a two term senator who represented Kaduna South senatorial zone, Danjuma La’ah; a former National Organising Secretary of PDP, Abubakar Mustapha, and a former Nigerian envoy to South Korea, Ambassador Sule Buba, among several others.

Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Ibraheem Musa, said in a statement issued last night that the defectors were received at a ceremony at Murtala Square Kaduna.

Musa said the governor assured the 50 party stalwarts, mostly members of the opposition PDP, that they will be treated equally in the state APC.

Governor Sani said the popularity and acceptability of the APC was because of its just leadership at both the state and federal levels.

The governor said: “In the 2027 election, the electorate will vote for APC in all the elections, from top to bottom.

“At the top, our leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be elected. At the state level, the party will be voted for at the gubernatorial, National and State Assembly elections, by the Grace of God.”