Kogi Guber: Defections Hit PDP In Igalamela LG As Ex-Lawmaker, Others Defect To APC

A former House of Representatives member, who represented Idah federal constituency of Kogi State, Hon. Ismail Inah Hussein, popularly known as ‘Soul Lover’, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) along with his hundreds of supporters.

Soul Lover was on Friday dressed and decorated with APC’s robes by the State chairman of the ruling party, Abdullahi Bello, in Ajaka, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area, as a sign that he had fully pitched his tent with the APC.

Inah attributed his decision to join the APC to his desire to contribute to the development of Kogi State and the country as a whole.

He said the APC government, under Governor Yahaya Bello, had instituted unity, security and overall development of the state, hence his decision to support the APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Usman Ododo, for consolidation.

Speaking during his admission into the party, which was witnessed by a mammoth crowd, the heavyweight political leader in Kogi East vowed to mobilise massively for his new party and ensure that APC wins overwhelmingly in the forthcoming November 11 governorship election.

Also, a former Woman Leader of the PDP in Igalamela LGA, as well as the women leaders of the Wards in of the LGA, defected to the APC.

The Commissioner for Transportation in Kogi State, Baron Okwoli, in his address, commended Hon. Inah and his followers for their decision to join the APC and assured that they would work together to ensure victory for the party in the next election.

Similarly, the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the APC, Joel Oyibo, said he was impressed by the high turnout at the ceremony to receive the former federal lawmaker. He noted that the attendance was evidence that people believed strongly in the APC despite propaganda by opposition parties.

He assured the people of Igalamela-Odolu and the entire state that the governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, when elected, would consolidate on the unity, security and infrastructural development instituted by Governor Bello.

The state party chairman welcomed the former lawmaker and his supporters, and expressed the confidence that the APC would win landslide in the forthcoming election.

He assured of victory for APC in Igalamela-Odolu and urged the new members to remain steadfast and committed to party functions with a promise of equal opportunities alongside existing party members.

Dignitaries present at the event included former State chairman of APC, Hadi Ametuo; Deputy Governorship Candidate, Joel Oyibo; Zonal Chairman of APC, Muhammed Alfa; member representing Idah Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, David Zacharias; former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sadiq Abubakar Ainoko, among others.