In a major blow to the second term ambition of Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal, 50,000 members of his Peoples Democratic Party have switched allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defectors were received by Sen. Aliyu Wammako, the APC strongman and Tambuwal’s former godfather.
Among the defectors were former Special Advisers to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, former local government Chairmen and former State House of Assembly members, as well as many other officials of PDP in the state.
Sen. Wammako, welcomed the new entrants into the Party and assured them of equal treatment with all the existing members of APC in the state.
Wammako further said that many more members of the PDP had already joined the APC and promised to unveil them soon.
He warned the Tambuwal government against intimidating the workers who have pitched their loyalty with the APC.
“No amount of intimidation would deter the people of the state from massively loving and…
