The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State have suffered a wave of defections.
A large number of members from Damagum in Fune Local Government Area, hometown of PDP National Chairman, Umar Illiya Damagum announced their switch to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The defectors, drawn from all 17 local government areas of the state, were formally received into the ADC during a ceremony in Damagum, where they were issued membership cards.
Speaking at the event, the leader of the ADC coalition in Yobe, Adamu Waziri, welcomed the new members and voiced concern over the state of the nation.
He lamented the collapse of several industries in the past year, which he said had further deepened economic hardship across the country.
