Nigeria: PDP Carpets APC in Niger Over Alleged Defections

20 February 2018

Minna — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State has described the claim by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that 35,000 members of its members defected to the APC in the state as a mere fabrication and a figment of its imagination.

"The figure declared by the APC is nothing but the usual propaganda, which brought it to power. The total number of people, including rented thugs at the venue were less than 10,000," it said.

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