Bolaji Buhari/Lagos
No fewer than 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state on Friday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that the defectors were received into the APC at an elaborate ceremony at the ACME Road secretariat of the party.
NAN reports that some 500 members of PDP had on July 3 also defected to APC in the state.
The defectors, who are members of the United Niger Delta Forum, were led into their new party by Mr Gabriel Ese, the group’s leader.
They were received by the Lagos state Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Tunde Balogun, with some other party officials.
Speaking at the occasion, Balogun said the party was excited to receive the new members into the fold of the party.
He said the decision of the former PDP members to join the party reflected the growing confidence in the party.
Balogun commended the new members for their decision to join what he called the progressive train, assuring…
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