2023 Election: Kaduna APC receives 12,000 PDP decampees

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna says it has received 12,817 decampees from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) into its fold in the Giwa Local Government Area of the state.

Sen. Uba Sani said this at a rally to formally receive the decampees, including a former Commissioner for Women Affairs and youth leaders, on Sunday in Giwa.

He said the APC was growing stronger and had an edge over opposition parties in the state.

Sani, who is also the APC gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 general election, assured the decampees of equal status and rights like every other member of the party.

"In APC, there is no discrimination; those who joined today are of the same status as those who joined when the party was formed."

"We are one and a united family," he said, and he advised the electorate to vote for all the APC candidates in the 2023 elections.

"You should vote for Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the presidential election, vote for Muhammad Sani Abdullahi as senator representing Kaduna Central, and vote for Jibrin Zubairu as member representing Giwa/Birnin Gwari Federal Constituency."

"Vote for me during the governorship election; elect Umar Auwal Bijimi and Adamu Mohammed Shika to represent Birnin Gwari West and East at the state House of Assembly, respectively," he said.

The governorship candidate promised to be fair to all, develop all parts of Kaduna State, and consolidate on the achievements of Gov. Nasir El-Rufai's administration.

The State Chairman of the party, Emmanuel Jekada, applauded the decampees for realizing that the APC is the winning party, which has brought dividends of democracy to the people of the state.

Also, Lawal Samaila Yakawada advised the people of Giwa LGA to embrace a campaign devoid of thuggery and abusive language.

Yakawada, a former Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, said that APC would emerged victorious in the forthcoming election.