Defect to the Ruling Party: APC Offers Abia State Governorship Slot to Abaribe
- Minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe has been asked to leave the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- The call was made recently by chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu
- Abaribe who is eying the PDP governorship ticket in Abia state had been caught in the web of a zoning formula
All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, yesterday, urged Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, to leave the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to actualise his political ambition.
Abaribe, who is eying the PDP governorship ticket in Abia State, had been caught in the web of a zoning formula, which favours Abia Central and Abia North senatorial districts, given that his Abia South district had already taken its turn.
Source: Twitter
The event was a valedictory session to mark the exit of Adamu; Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Kyari; and Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Hassan Muhammad Nasiha.
Capitalising on Abaribe’s governorship ambition, Adamu said: “Some of you are the best materials this country can have but you are in the wrong camp. It is in my heart of hearts…those of you who are willing to reach out to a higher pedestal, our hands are open and we are stretching the hands to you.
PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG!
“I assure you, among you, there is the best governor Abia State ever had. Among you, there is a good governor to be, that is being denied. Come over. We are very humane, very fair; we play according to the rules of the game.
“I assure you that I will continue to cherish our relationship. I hope and pray that you will see the light and come over to APC.”
What is holy in making people suffer? Abaribe reveals what Nnamdi Kanu told him about sit-at-home order
Meanwhile, Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe has expressed regret over the negative effect of Monday sit-at-home on the economy of the southeast region.
Speaking on Saturday, February 5, the senator disclosed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, told him while in detention that he did not order the Monday sit-at-home which has continued to be observed in the southeast.
He stated:
“What is happening in the Southeast is a tragedy. Every Monday people sit at home in what they call ‘Holy Monday’. What is holy in making people suffer like this? I went with Ike Ekweremadu and two bishops to the DSS to see Nnamdi Kanu and he told us ‘I have never said people should sit at home’. I told him that nobody believes you outside. Because people have said they don’t like it but they keep sitting at home."
Source: Legit.ng
