The state Minister for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has formally received Sadiq Abubakar Ciroma, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, into the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The state APC chairman, Tukur Danfulani, presented Ciroma to Matawalle on Friday, welcoming him and his supporters into the party.
Speaking at the event, Matawalle described Ciroma as a politician with vision and sound judgment, saying his move to the APC would benefit the people of Zamfara.
He assured Ciroma and his supporters of equal opportunities within the party.
Ciroma explained that his resignation from the PDP was due to what he perceived as the APC’s more inclusive leadership and performance in the state.
He accused the PDP-led government under Governor Dauda Lawal of neglecting local communities and focusing primarily on revenue collection.
Reacting to the defection, the chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Council, Manir Haidara Kaura, alleged that Ciroma had worked against the PDP even before a recent state assembly by-election.
Haidara accused him of leaking confidential party strategies and collaborating with APC stakeholders, raising doubts about his loyalty.
