According to reports, more than 3000 Peoples Democratic Members (PDP) a ruling political party in Nigeria have defected to their rivals the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi West Senatorial District. The newly defected members where received at the township stadium in Kabba. Mr Ropo
Asagun a member of the APC was delighted to welcome the new members into the party according to him, "This defection is an indication that APC is generally accepted in Kogi west, and the state at large, which is an assurance of our party’s victory in the 2019 general elections. The party will not discriminate against any member whether old or new".
With the upcoming Presidential elections coming up on early next year, there have been tension among both camps with events such as decamping and verbal attack regularly occurring as the election period draws nearer.
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