Buhari Receives Defectors to APC in Katsina

Two former gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, Alhaji Kabir Barkiya and Alhaji Tukur Jikamshi, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

They were received at the governorship rally of APC’s candidate, Aminu Masari, by the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in Katsina yesterday.

Other defectors, according to the includedtheformerMilitaryGovernor of Borno, Col Abdulmumini Aminu (rtd), eight serving members of the Katsina State House of Assembly and two former commissioners, Nasidi Danladi and Aminu Jamo.

Buhari thanked God for the success APC recorded during the Presidential and National Assembly elections on March 28.

He urged the electorate across the country to massively vote for APC candidates during the forthcoming governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.

The president-elect assured that he would fulfill all promises he made during the campaign.

The APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Aminu Masari, assured people of the state that he would improve the living condition of people if elected as governor of the state on April 11.

Masari called on the party’s supporters to continue to be law abiding during and after the elections for peaceful coexistence in the state. In preparations for tomorrow’s gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State, about 36,204 security and emergency personnel have been deployed to ensure a smooth electoral process.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Command, Kenneth Nwosu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, in a statement made available to THISDAY, said the security personnel were drawn from all state security and emergency services.

He also said they have deployed 500 patrol vehicles, 100 buses, 100 motorcycles,