A Peoples Democratic Party stalwart in Southern Kaduna, Engineer John Chiroma has led hundreds of supporters of the Party to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Speaking while receiving the defectors at Government Secondary School Asso, the Deputy Governor of the State Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe, Congratulated Engineer John Chiroma and the other defectors for seeing the need to join the party to move not just their communities forward, but the state and Country as a whole.
The Deputy Governor reaffirmed the commitment of the Kaduna State Government under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani's administration to deliver the dividends of Democracy to the people without segregation.
She appealed to the people of Jema'a Local Government Area to give their support to the ruling party during the forthcoming Local Government elections.
In a remark, the APC Chairman in Jema'a Local Government Area, Alhaji Ibrahim Koli assured them of having equal opportunity with old members of the party in the local government.
While pledging to continue to contribute meaningfully to enhance growth and development of the people, Engineer John Chiroma assured that his defection to APC is an indication that the party will get landslide victory in the forthcoming Local Government elections in Kaduna State.