One of the prominent elders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Sahabi Bojo-Bodinga, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 General Elections.
Bashar Abubakar, the Special Adviser, News Media to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) said this in a statement issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday.
The APC leader in the state, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North), received Bojo-Bodinga, who was a PDP stalwart from Sokoto South Senatorial District at his residence, on Friday in Sokoto.
According to the Special Adviser, the event was witnessed by Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, the APC governorship candidate in the state and many other prominent APC loyalists.
While speaking on behalf of the party, the State APC Chairman, Alhaji Isa Sadiq-Achida, assured the new member and his supporters of equal treatment with all other members.
He added that this is a great development for their party, with the calibre of personalities the APC has continued to receive ahead of the General Elections.
He also said that they are truly blessed.
I am truly confident that the defection of Bojo-Bodinga, is a good omen for the APC and an indication of the party’s victory at all levels, he said.
Bojo-Bodinga, On his part, said that he and his teeming PDP supporters across the state had left the party for APC for good.