Over 2,000 members from different political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), have joined the Labour Party in Central Borno.
The defectors converged in Biu Local Government Area to declare their support for the party and its candidate, Peter Obi, at a town hall meeting organized by Isaac Balami, a Labour Party chieftain and National Deputy Campaign Manager for the Obi/Datti Campaign Council.
Most of the defectors are from Southern Borno towns and local governments, including Askira-Uba, Gwoza, Chibok, Damboa, Hawul, Kwaya, and Shani.
At the meeting, Balami accepted the party men and women into the Labour Party, charging them to go all out to ensure victory for Peter Obi.
Some of the defectors told reporters that they are tired of the governments of the PDP and APC and are willing to try another party that would positively impact their lives and those of their children. They also rejected the APC and PDP’s ways of buying votes with food items.
The top contenders in the upcoming election are Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu of the ruling APC, and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. Although Atiku has claimed that he will win a majority of the votes in the north, analysts predict an intense fight among the three candidates in the region.
