The wave of defections has continued in the Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as about 18,371 card carrying members of the party
He commended the present administration on the significant role it had been playing to eradicate the scourge of insecurity in the area. He assured the people of the local government area that he will improve and deploy more on the existing strategies employed by present Aminu Waziri Tambuwal administration.
Umar noted that his expertise in agriculture coupled with being a farmer, and his commitment in the area will certainly help in revamping the sector. He attributed the tornado-like defections from APC as a blessing, and a pointer that Nigerians were tired of hunger and the cluelessness of the APC-led administration at the centre.
He said the unprecedented crowd that turned out at the occasion had signposted a landslide victory of the PDP in the forthcoming 2023 elections.
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