Popular PDP Senator about to abandon Party as thousands of Supporters decamp to APC
On Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State faced a significant setback as thousands of supporters of former Senator, Shehu Sani switched allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This mass defection followed the PDP State Congress held the previous Saturday.
The departing members were warmly received at the APC office, where they displayed portraits of President Bola Tinubu, Governor Uba Sani, and Shehu Sani while singing solidarity songs.
Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the Senate from 2015 to 2019, was a PDP gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 elections but lost in the primaries.
Supporters from all 23 local government areas gathered at the APC Campaign Office, celebrating Sani’s potential return to the party.
They expressed confidence that he would officially rejoin the APC in the coming week.
Monday Jaji, a former Campaign Director for Sani in the PRP, stated he has advocated for Sani’s return for over two years, highlighting his achievements as a senator under the APC and his reputation as a leader committed to the people.
According to him, “When he was a Senator, Comrade Sani built seven hospitals across his constituency. He distributed over 200 transformers to communities, assisted the poor masses, and even bought a house for destitutes in Kano Road. Shehu Sani built a hospital in Chikun and built three in Igabi Local Government, Rigachikun, and Giwa Local Government.”
Upon receiving the detectors, Kaduna State APC Chairman, Air Commodore Emmanuel Jekada (rtd), expressed his enthusiasm about the return of the defectors to the APC.
He stated that this development will enhance both the party and the progress of Kaduna State.
