At least 12,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kware and Gwadabawa local government areas of Sokoto State.

The decampees, who included 2,800 members from Kware and 9,200 members from Gwadabawa local government councils, were received by the state acting Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa.

Speaking during a campaign rally in Gwadabawa council yesterday, the spokesman for the defectors from the area, Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf, said they joined the APC due to the giant strides recorded by Governor Aliyu Wamakko in the state.

He pledged to work hard to ensure APC’s victory in the forthcoming governorship elections in the state.

“We will work assiduously to ensure the success of APC candidates at all levels and across Nigeria,” he stressed.

In his remark, Governor Aliyu Wamakko said the party’s candidates in the forthcoming polls were chosen based on merit, adding that the APC would now commence a door to door campaign in the state with the extension of the dates of the polls.

“An APC-led government in Sokoto state will sustain the even transformation of the state if elected,” the governor, promised.

Also speaking, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, pledged to sustain the laudable legacies of the Wamakko administration, if elected.

Tambuwal further promised to exploit the abundant mineral and natural resources in the state, if elected.

“Various feasibility studies had been conducted by the state government in this direction and we will do this to boost our revenue base as well as curb unemployment and poverty,” he said.

Tambuwal also pledged to construct the Gwadabawa-Sakamaro-Gigane-Illela road, if given the mandate.