A coalition of All Progressive Congress Supporters Groups in Sokoto State has refuted the claim that some of its members have defected to the state’s incumbent Peoples Democratic Party.
The organization claimed that individuals spreading the rumors of defection were being supported by the PDP’s state leadership in a news release read aloud at the NUJ press center in Sokoto on Wednesday and signed by the group’s chairman, Suleiman Mahmud.
Senator Aliyu Wamakko, the former governor of the state and the head of the APC in Sokoto State, is the chairman of the group and also serves as his special adviser on youth and student issues. He claims that his organization is the only one recognized as representing APC youths in the state.
He said, “We are aware of the heinous plans by some persons masquerading as the leadership of the group to make a formal declaration and support for the PDP.
“We wish to state categorically that those behind the move are persons being sponsored by the unpopular and failed PDP administration in the state.
“What is happening is a gang-up to ensure that we don’t succeed in our bid to dislodge the unpopular and failed PDP administration in Sokoto State.
“We wish to strongly and categorically state that those behind the plot are not part of our party and not known to this group. We also vehemently reject their planned dastardly action.”
The group restated its dedication to making sure the APC wins every seat up for grabs in the upcoming general election in 2023.
