From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
The Niger State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in the 2015 and the 2019 elections, Alhaji Umar Mohammed Nasko has dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after the loss of his presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Umar Nasko a very strong PDP stalwart made the declaration in Minna, saying that his defection was out of conviction, conceived and accepted when he was approached by the progressives led by the APC Governorship candidate, Umar Mohammed Bago.
The two term PDP Governorship candidate explained that this is a turning point for the progressives in Niger state, assuring them to work maximally to ensure the victory of the APC in Niger state.
He called on all his supporters and admirers across the state to join the fold by working assiduously to ensure the success and victory of the APC come 18th March, 2023 in the state.
The governorship candidate of the APC, Umar Mohammed Bago while accepting him into the party at the residence of the decamped, stated that they shared the same vision for the development of Niger state, adding that Nasko will be part of his government if elected.
Bago described him as a courageous man, determined young man, very intelligent with wealth of experience who have the capacity to be part of the team to move Niger state forward.
Also speaking, the North Central APC Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Mu’azu Bawa Rijau and the state APC chairman, Haliru Zakari Jikantoro emphasized that the challenges faced during the presidential and National Assembly elections would be overcome, assuring of victory with ease during the next elections in the state.
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