By Rosemary Moribirin
Five days after the former Peoples’s Democratic Party (PDP), Gusau ll House of Assembly candidate, Alhaji Ibrahim Mada, tore a certificate of return issued to him as the PDP candidate and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Talata Mafara North Counterpart, Umar Yahaya, has also joined the ruling party.
A statement issued by the APC publicity secretary in Zamfara state, Yusuf Idris Gusau, Friday, said Umar decided to abandon his candidature under the PDP to join APC because of the crisis rocking his former party at all levels.
According to him, Umar was received by the Zamfara state APC leader and governor of the state, Dr. Bello Matawalle, along with the state APC chairman, Tukur Umar Danfulani, at the governor’s residence in Gusau.
Speaking also, Umar Yahaya described PDP former governorship candidate, Dauda Lawal Dare, who was sacked by the Gusau Federal High Court as an amateur Abuja politician and not ready to listen or learn from the old hands.
He maintained that Dauda was not accessible even to top party leaders in the state no matter the situation
He noted that all PDP members in the state have started to realise that Dauda is not a person to defend on political or other issues, saying that a lot of PDP members will soon come and join the APC.
He added that the PDP leadership is too dictatorial and not respecting the opinion and interests of members.
Welcoming him to the progressives fold, governor Bello Matawalle said APC is a party that accommodates all its members and assured him of equal opportunity with other members.
The governor commended his wise decision of joining the progressives in Zamfara state and urged him to Enlighten other members of his former party, PDP on the importance of joining hands to move Zamfara state forward.
Governor Matawalle further explained that his administration has done a lot in terms of security, infrastructure development, job creation, and inclusive governance.
