Ayu Receives 23,000 APC Defectors in Plateau
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party has received over 23,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The new members were received during a PDP mega campaign rally held at the Jos Polo field as part of the party’s expression of readiness for the by-election in Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency, which took place last Saturday.
Speaking at the occasion, the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, described the party as the only truly national political party in the country that had the experience to pilot the affairs of the country and steer it clear of the mess in which the APC-dominated Federal Government had plunged it.
He said the PDP is well-positioned to win the 2023 general election, stressing that the party’s internal composure is excellent and those who were aggrieved before for any reason have sheathed their swords and embraced one another with a strong resolve to return the party to power in 2023.
According to Ayu, the APC is grossly incompetent and it has demonstrated uncommon laziness and inability to govern even itself, as evident in its failure to organise a national convention, for which reason the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, abdicated his duties and responsibilities as governor and has been living in Abuja for almost two years.
Responding on behalf of the new members who defected from the ruling party, a former Chairman of the APC in Plateau State, Ho. Latep Dabang, said it was nice to be back to the PDP, especially at a time Ayu is the national chairman of the party and former Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang is eminently providing good leadership for the PDP in the State.
Latep, who recalled the role he played in the originating activities of the PDP 24 years ago, also expressed regret about joining the APC and the role he played to bring it to power.
He also apologised to the people of Plateau for bringing the incumbent Governor Simon Lalong to power, saying, “It takes a man who tied the hyena to untie it.”
