By Musa Baba Adamu
More than 40,000 card-carrying members from various opposition parties have defected and joined the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Katsina State.
The defectors were received at the Government House by Governor Dikko Radda on Tuesday evening.
Leading the group of defectors were former Deputy Speakers of the State House of Assembly, Yakubu Idris and Hassan Rawayau.
Other notable figures joining the mass defection included Isah Hamisu of the All Peoples Party (APP) and Musa Gafai, Chairman of Gafai Communication and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirants for the Federal House of Representatives.
Several former state legislators and local government chairmen were alo among the defectors that formally joined the ruling party.
Radda, who welcomed them to the APC, pledged inclusive leadership and directed officials at all levels to fully integrate the new members into the ruling party’s activities.
