The immediate past Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside some of his supporters from the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Chairman of PDP in Zamfara State, Mr. Bala Mande, made this known to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday afternoon.
Mr Mande said the former governor would be joined by other APC bigwigs, including , a former Senator, Kabiru Marafa.
He said the party met with representatives from Mr Yari’s faction of the APC and an agreement was reached.
“We met with our members today,” Mr Mande, who was a former military governor said. “And I informed them that the immediate past governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari and all his supporters as well other party chieftains have agreed to decamp to the PDP.
“As I speak with you now, the deal has been sealed because they have agreed to join us and we’ve agreed to welcome them so that we can continue the process of salvaging the state.
Their decision to join PDP has no doubt motivated us and it will improve our chances of winning the 2023 elections,” Mr Mande said.
“We have also agreed to work extra hard to reclaim the lost mandate of Zamfara State in 2023 and save its people from their present predicament.
“I have given the stakeholders a complete update of where we are as a result of this development.”
The chairman noted that the two political heavyweights in the State would be officially received in Gusau, the State capital.
