Alhaji Bashir-Adamu Imad, the Zamfara state Governorship candidate of the People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN) in the 2019 general elections, has defected to the All Progressives Party (APC), ahead of the party’s national convention.
This is contained in a statement issued by the APC Zamfara’s Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Gusau on Saturday.
NAN further reports that Imad was also the governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general elections.
“Imad declared his allegiance to the ruling APC in the state under Gov. Bello Matawalle when he led a delegation to the Governor in Abuja through the state APC Chairman, Tukur Danfulani,” Idris said.
In the statement, Idris noted that Imad has already registered as an APC member from Madawaki ward of Gusau local government area by the APC ward Chairman, Alhaji Habibu Abubakar.
“Imad informed Gov. Matawalle that his political team will soon organize a grand rally of all his supporters and loyalists who are currently and massively obtaining their APC membership cards to come and formally declare their membership of the APC.
“He explained that he decided to join Gov. Matawalle and the APC mainstream in Zamfara state.
“I decided to join the Matawalle leadership following the governor’s sincerity and commitments to make Zamfara greater,” Idris quoted the former governorship candidate as saying.
“He described the governor’s effort in tackling insecurity and other heineous crimes in the state as commendable and appreciative.
“I watched the passionate way the governor has been running the state and I encourage my supporters to lend their unflinching support to the administration so that they will be part of the epoch making history in transforming the state,” Imad further explained.
Responding, Gov. Matawalle described Imad as a personal friend and political associate, noting that only those who have Zamfara’s development and progress of the good people of the state at heart, such as Imad, will reason with and support his effort in improving the status of the state.
Matawalle added that as an old hand, a two-time governorship candidate and a political leader in Zamfara politics, the entrance of Imad and his good lieutenants into the APC will further encourage him in deriving more workable ideas that will be beneficial to the people of the state.
The Governor who expressed happiness with the new development maintained that Imad will be given equal opportunities as an old member and leader so that together, the APC can be stronger in the state, Idris explained. (NAN)
