By Muhammad B Muhammad
The member representing Mubi South in the state House of Assembly, Musa Umar Mbororo has officially defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa.
The legislator alongside over ten thousand supporters were received by the leader of PDP in Adamawa, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri at Isah Ahmadu Square in Mubi South local government area Monday.
Addressing the mammoth gathering, Fintiri welcomed the defectors backed to the PDP fold revealing that he was not surprised with their defection because of the level of desctruction brought by the APC led federal government.
The Governor charged people to come together to rescue democracy in Nigeria, saying the PDP will continue to do what will make the country great in terms of development, unity and security among others.
He commended the immediate past Chairmen of Mubi South and North local government councils for maintaining security in the areas and vowed that government will not relent in steming the tide of security breaches.
He lauded Umar Mbororo for taking a bold step to decamping into the PDP and disclosed that more state APC legislators are on the way into the ruling party and restates that government will continue prioritizing people’s welfare.
Receiving the defectors, the state Chairman of PDP Barrister Tahir Shehu urged party leaders across the state and Mubi South in particular to accomodate the returnees and give them a fair share in all their activities.
The speaker Adamawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Iya Abbas said with the coming of Musa Mbororo the PDP members in the house has become fourteen in number and assured Governor Fintiri of their full support and loyalty.
The national deputy financial secretary of PDP, Adamu Kamale called on the people in the country to team up and join the party in order to change the APC led federal government in the twenty twenty three general elections.
The Chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Auwal Tukur who is the Pro-chancellor and Chairman Adamawa State University Mubi observed that Musa Mbororo as a politician who command great influence in the politics is an asset to PDP.
Contributing, Honourable Jingi Rufai, and the immediate past chairman of Mubi South local government council and Abdullahi Munduba called on the PDP members in Mubi to carry along the over four thousand newly defected suppoters into the party.
The Mubi South local government party Chairman, Malam Ahmadu Sardauna thanked Governor Umaru Fintiri for his developmental strides, saying the development has attracted among others sixty political groups from APC into the PDP.
Responding on behalf of the defectors, Honourable Adamu Risku and Malam Isa Idi asked for forgiveness from PDP leaders and people for working against the coming of the Fintiri administration and pledged their support to the Governor.
Vulma, and Fali dancers alongside other artists entertained the gathering with various traditional songs and musicals alongside awards presentation to state deputy chairman central Yayaji Audu Gombi by Kolere Youth Kautal Hore.