Sokoto State House of Assembly Speaker, Aminu Achida and the Deputy Chief Whip, Murtala Maigona have dumped the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The speaker and Deputy Chief Whip officially notified the Assembly of their defection in a letter they jointly signed on Thursday.
According to the Achida and Maigona, who represents Wurno and Wamakko Constituencies at the Assembly, their defection is in accordance with the letters and spirit section 109 (1) (g) of the Constitution of the Federation Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
“Our decision to defect to PDP is in order to pursue our political ambition in a congenial atmosphere devoid of division, faction and crisis.
“The APC has throughout its chequered history remained a party of different interest groups, especially in Sokoto State.
“This is where three different state congresses were held at three different places by three rival factions with Sen. Aliyu Wamakko faction electing Isa Sadiq-Achida as State Party Chairman.
“Another faction of Sen. Abubakar Gada, electing Mainasara Sani, as State Chairman, while the other faction of Rep. Balarabe Salame, held their congress and elected Sirajo Abubakar as State APC Chairman,” the letter reads.
They further disclosed that the ugly developments have plunged the APC into serious litigations in several states, resulting in the present situation of mass defection in some states of the federation.
“Irked and worried by the faction, division and acrimony among three factions in state and in order to avoid a repetition of Zamfara and Rivers States situation.
“This is in the case of Rivers State, made the court to barred APC from contesting in 2019 general elections and Zamfara where the elected officials were sacked by the court,” he added.
