Barely 48 hours to Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party have lost scores of members to APC in the FCT.

The defectors were received into the fold of APC on Wednesday in Abuja.

Hawa Iyatu-Bagu, the national coordinator of National Mass Movement for Better Orientation (NAMMBO), a frontline Tinubu support group, said the development indicated APC’s victory in the February 25 polls.

Ms Iyatu-Bagu said the organisation had been in touch with the defectors for a very long time, saying, “Today those that accepted the truth have decided to follow the winning team. We have been going round canvassing votes, and most of them here are only the leaders because if all of them are here, this place cannot contain them.”

She added, “So, we now ask their leaders and some of them to come here and make it public about their decision to dump PDP and Labour Party and declare their readiness to vote for Tinubu and Shettima. With this development and what we have seen so far in the course of our campaigns across the nooks and crannies of Nigeria, Nigerians, especially the women are ready to vote for the duo.”

The politician also stated that youths were ready to ensure the landslide victory of Bola Tinubu, assuring the defectors of equal treatment.

According to Ms Iyatu-Bagu, the APC presidential candidate will reciprocate any gesture to be made to him with quality leadership.

Titus Musa, former PDP youth leader in Gwarinpa Ward, Abuja Municipal area council, who led the defectors, said they decided to defect to APC to vote for Mr Tinubu.

“This is due to his record of excellent service in Lagos and his contributions to national development. We are convinced with the APC manifesto titled ‘the Message of Hope’. APC is the way to go, and Tinubu has something to offer Nigeria,” Mr Musa explained. “We have seen the light in Tinubu and we are ready to join hands with him to move our country to the desired level. I believe the way Tinubu transformed Lagos if given the mandate, he will do a lot for the country.”

Former Labour Party women leader in Gwarinpa ward, Zipporah Bitrus, said she and other members dumped the Labour Party as Mr Tinubu and Kashim Shettima are the best for the country.

“Tinubu is a person that is always concerned about uplifting the ordinary citizens. He had mentored many Nigerians and that is why we see reasons we pitched our tent with APC,” Ms Bitrus said.

(NAN)