About 15 high-ranking officials from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The defectors were received into the APC by Alhaji Tijani Yahaya, who represented former governor Abdul’aziz Yari.
Those who defected include the PDP Youth Leader, Sahad Dabo; former Treasurer, Nasiru Anka, former Organising Secretaries, Janaidu Magaji Kiyawa and Musa Halilu Faru, as well as ex-Zonal Organising Secretary, Lawali Aliyu.
Others are Hajiya Rabi Bakura, Hajiya Amina Duniya, and Alhaji Tijani Yahaya.
Yahaya said Yari and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, would host a formal ceremony to officially welcome the new members upon their return to the country.
He handed the defectors to the Zamfara APC Chairman, Tukur Umar Danfulani, who commended Yari and Matawalle for their roles in strengthening the party in the state.