The gubernatorial candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Bauchi State, Auwal Isah Mai Takalmin Roba and the North-East Zonal Women of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Amina Manga, yesterday announced their formal defection from APM and APC to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Similarly, 132 members of different political parties including the women leader of NNPP in Bauchi central, Hajiya Zulaihatu Malami have also dumped their parties to PDP.
Speaking during PDP campaign rally in Darazo local government area of the state, Mai Takalmin Roba said his decision to set aside his gubernatorial ambition and joined the PDP was to assist in ensuring successful victory of Atiku Abubakar as president, Governor Bala and all the party’s candidates in the forthcoming general elections.
The former APM gubernatorial candidate directed his supporters and well wishers across the 20 local government areas of the state to immediately declare their support to the incumbent governor because of his performance in the delivery of devidends of democracy.
On her part, Amina Manga said APC in Bauchi lacks focus and political experience to defeat the incumbent governor, Bala Mohammed of the ruling PDP, hence her decision to dumped her party to the ruling PDP.
She said Governor Bala has done well in the execution of developmental projects since assumption of office and solicited for votes to the governor to win his reelection to enable him continue to execute more people’s oriented projects.
Amina Manga warned women and youth against voting APC candidates, and accused APC for failure to deliver on its campaign promises of lifting Nigerians out of poverty, hunger, unemployment among others.
Governor Bala who received the defectors, assured them of a level playing ground to enable them contribute positively towards ensuring the victory of all the PDP candidates in the upcoming elections.