The Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is said to have received over 2000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday who dumped their party to join the main opposition.
The decampees were received into the opposition camp from the Dass Local Government Area of the state.
Reacting to the development, the PDP Chairman of Dass local government, Alhaji Shatima Sani Korau, commended the politicians for taking the bold step ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Korau who spoke at the official commissioning ceremony of the Bundilin Dutse PDP office in Bundot ward described PDP as one united powerful political party in Africa.
He called on both the old and new members to give their maximum support to ensure the party’s victory in the coming election as well as to maintain its status for the development of the local government, state, and the nation at large.
Korau also assured the decampees of his council’s readiness to carry everybody along irrespective of any differences.
The new members were immediately issued membership cards of the PDP to enable them to participate fully in the party affairs.