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By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed some federal lawmakers of the House of Representatives who recently defected from some opposition political parties to the party, even as it said the ruling party is now a party of choice for progressive politicians. In a statement issued yesterday by Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, who is the Secretary Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, APC recalled that on Wednesday, Hon. Aliyu Yako representing Kiru/Babeji Federal Constituency of Kano State and Hon. Danjuma Shiddi representing Ibi/Wukari Federal Constituency of Taraba State, defected respectively from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to the APC.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the recent defections to the ruling party had shown that the party is now the choice for Nigerians and progressive-minded partisans.
The Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, in a statement issued yesterday said the mass defections to the APC was a signpost of the democratic and progressive environment the Committee has created in the APC by accommodating all interests and ensuring peace, unity, fairness, equity, justice, inclusion and entrenching internal democracy.
He welcomed the federal lawmakers of the House of Representatives who recently defected from some opposition political parties to the APC.
The party said on Thursday, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency in Ondo State and Hon. Sam Onuigbo representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State announced at House plenary their respective defections from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and PDP to the APC.
“Also recall that the recent meeting of South South APC leaders received two members of the Federal House of Representatives from Rivers State who defected to the party. They are: Hon. Chisom Dike and Hon. Ephraim Nwuzi (Eleme, Tai Oyigbo & Etche and Omuma Federal Constituencies respectively)
“Evidently, the APC under the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has been repositioned as the party of choice for Nigerians and progressive-minded partisans.