Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul Aziz Yari, a former senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabir Garba Mafara and their supporters have dumped the All Progressive Congress (APC) and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The announcement was made by the state’s PDP Chairman, Bala Mande, while addressing newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday.
Mande said the party accepted Yari, Marafa and other top APC members alongside their teeming supporters.
“We want to officially announce to you of the joining of our great party, the PDP, by the former Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari, Senator Kabiru Garba Mafara and their supporters.
“They are now PDP members. We have reached an agreement and we are going to implement the agreement.
“We have agreed to work together as one political entity in one party, the PDP, for the success of the party in the State.
“We have also agreed to work extra hard to reclaim the lost mandate of Zamfara State in 2023 and save its people from their present predicament.
“I have given the stakeholders a complete update of where we are as a result of this development,” the Chairman stated.
He disclosed that the former governor and the senator would be officially received in Gusau.