Alhaji Sahabi Bojo-Bodinga, a well-known senior member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto state, had defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress prior to the 2023 General Elections (APC).
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North), the state's top APC official, welcomed Bojo-Bodinga, a stalwart of the PDP from the Sokoto South Senatorial District, at his home on Friday in Sokoto.
The revelation was revealed in a statement given to reporters in Sokoto on Saturday by Bashar Abubakar, Wamakko's special adviser for new media.
Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, the state's APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, and numerous other well-known APC supporters, according to Abubakar, were there for the ceremony.
He quoted the State APC Chairman, Alhaji Isa Sadiq-Achida while speaking on behalf of the party as assuring the new member and his supporters of equal treatment with all other members.
This is a great development for our party and I am certain that with the calibre of personalities the APC has continued to receive ahead of the General Elections, we are truly blessed.
“I am truly confident that the defection of Bojo-Bodinga, is a good omen for the APC and an indication of the party’s victory at all levels,” he said.
On his part, Bojo-Bodinga said that he and his teeming PDP supporters across the state had left the party for APC for good.