By Suzan Edeh
As the 2011 general election draws nearer, Over 8,710 members of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) belonging to Karamba Ibrahim faction of the party in Bauchi state are set to declare their defection within this week.

This came as members are alleging lack of internal democracy in the party as preached by Gen.Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), in addition to lack of respect for party rules and regulations by National officers of the party who should have ensured strict adherence to party constitution.

According to a press statement signed by CPC former administrative secretary, Baba Abba Misau, the members said, “fake registers and membership registration cards were printed by an ingrate and factional leader and the recent Party’s ward congress was only held in 7 out the 20 local government areas in the state, but to our surprise, the result for 20 local governments were sent to the National Secretariat by the state Caretaker Committee”.

According to Abba, the CPC leadership structure from wards, local government councils to state levels of the Karamba faction have unanimously resolved to defect to the Action Congress of Nigeria.

The statement advised the National Leadership to be bold to discuss the shortcomings of the dissolved state executives which was made on September 27, 2010,as the members’ decision is based on the authority of Nigeria’s Constitution which guarantees every citizen the right to free association and speech.