Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was presented with the APC flag by Mai Mala Buni, governor of Yobe and chairman of the APC caretaker committee, on Tuesday evening.
Speaking at the event, former Governor Abdulaziz Yari said he had accepted the party’s decision and he would be ready to offer all necessary support to Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle to succeed.
“We will support the state governor and I want remind him to be wary of sycophants so that the cordial relationship being enjoyed will not be truncated.”
In his address, Matawalle said as the leader of the party, he would make sure that every party faithful is treated with justice and fairness.
The governors of Katsina, Borno, Ogun, Plateau, Kano, Kogi , Kaduna, Jigawa, Niger and Kebbi states, Secretary to the government of the federation, ministers , senators, members of house of representatives were in attendance
