Erstwhile Governor of Kano State and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Buoyed by his supporters from the 44 local government areas of the state, Shekarau made the declaration at his residence in Bompai GRA on Wednesday, saying themove is to satisfy the aspirations of people of the state who feel ostracised by APC.
“We intended with the merger to form a solid foundation for entrenchment of democracy”, he said.
“The Legacy Group sacrificed all interests for the merger, but for the past six months all agreements reached by the merged parties have not been met. No clear leaders, no registration of APC members at any levels. This shows a clear lack of commitment, transparency and accountability to all concerned”.
Only yesterday, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu openly boasted that the ruling party would poach prominent members of APC as a counter-reaction to the loss of top PDP members to the opposition
