Several chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors, led by the immediate past PDP Vice Chairman for Nasarawa North, Shemmy Mashi, were received by Governor Abdullahi Sule at the Government House on Tuesday, Naija News reports. Speaking during the visit, Mashi said the delegation represented only a small number of the PDP members and supporters who had decided to join the APC. Mashi said his decision to leave the PDP was based on his assessment of the leadership and development efforts of the Sule administration. Responding, Sule welcomed the former PDP leaders and their supporters into the APC, noting that their visit came barely a day after he received another former PDP leader, Hajiya Farida Umar.