Over 1,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi state.

This is according to a statement from the state’s Information Commissioner, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo on Thursday, August 31, 2023.

Defected members are said to be from Ukwo and Odaki wards in Koton Karfe town of the state.

It was also said that the detection didn’t leave out top leaders of the party as the PDP LG Assistant Secretary, Former Gegu North ward chairman, the immediate past Councilor from Gegu North and the PDP leader in zone C, Alhaji Idris Ibrahim Tanahu joined the APC.

Tanahu joined the ruling party because of what was described as the “sterling leadership qualities of the APC governorship candidate, Alh. Ahmed Ododo” as well as the excellent achievements of Governor Yahaya Bello, in the Local Government Area (LGA) and the state as a whole.

Alh Idris Ibrahim Tanahu noted that those still in the PDP are people whose traits are similar to that of the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state.

His said: “I pity those still associating themselves with the characters fielded by the opposition. They’ve no followers because many of them don’t possess the qualities of leadership that we have seen in Alh. Yahaya Bello and Alh. Usman Ododod. We have decided to join the team of people with integrity and good character.”

Those who defected have continued to commend Hon. Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Engr Bashir Gegu for touching the lives of the people positively and for attracting well-meaning developments to the area.

Ibrahim Mohammed, one of the defectors, said it’ll amount to ingratitude for the people of Kogi LGA not to vote for the APC massively, stressing that the APC administration sited landmark and life-touching projects in the LGA such as electricity and a state of the art hospital.