By Kabir Dan-Katsina, Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has received the former House of Representatives member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Abdullahi Maye and other stalwarts from Yuari, in Yuari Local Government area of Kebbi State who have decampee to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He received them on Sunday night at the APC State Secretariat in Birnin Kebbi with support from the Chairman of the Party, Abubakar Muhammed Kana Zuru and his executive members.
While presenting the defected members to the governor, Minister of State Humanitarian Affairs And Poverty Reduction, Hon. Yusuf Tanko Sununu said “today, I present to you, a strong member of the PDP and other stalwarts of the party in Yauri whom after our vigorous persuasion, has, alongside others, decided to join the ruling party APC.
“I think with these people in our party, Yauri Local Government remains APC area and sure to clinch all positions in the upcoming 2027 elections in Kebbi State,” Sununu added.
Speaking while receiving them, Governor Nasir Idris expressed happiness for the efforts made by the minister and other stakeholders of APC in Yauri in persuading them to return to the winning team.
The governor, however, welcomed them to APC and assured that they would be co-opted in all the activities of the ruling party in the state.
He advised them to make sure they hold their voters cards intact up to the time of elections in 2027.
The leader of the defected members and former House of Representatives member from Yuari, Umar Maye said they decided to join APC after several contacts made by the minister and other stakeholders of APC in Yauri Local Government.
“We hope His Excellency will treat us equally with those who we’ve met in the ruling party,” Maye pleaded.
He revealed that about 100 members of the PDP consisting of ward chairmen and other executives from Yauri decamped to APC.
