Former Speaker Dumps APC For PDP In Powerful Northern State
- Former Kogi state assembly speaker, Alfa Imam, with about 3000 followers, has dumped the APC and joined the PDP in the state
- The ex-lawmaker said he is joining the PDP because the APC lacked leadership structure and the ruling party has failed Nigerians
- Imam appreciates the fact that he received a warm reception in the PDP and that he had stayed in the APC to correct the error but he failed
Alfa Imam, the former speaker of the Kogi state house of assembly, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Tribune, the speaker left the party with no less than 3000 of his supporters to the PDP on Thursday, January 4.
Source: Facebook
Why ex-Kogi speaker left the APC for the PDP
Imam led his supporters in the APC at the Lokoja local government area to the PDP in the state, stating that the ruling party has failed.
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The former lawmaker said he was overwhelmed by the warm reception he was given at the PDP, adding that he has overstayed in the APC.
He maintained that their movement from the APC to the PDP is not to seek an alternative to the ruling party but to move to a party that has structure and organised leadership.
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While maintaining that the APC lacks leadership, Imam said he had stayed in the party to correct the error but he could not do that.
The former speaker recalled how he campaign against the PDP in the state but expressed regret that Nigeria has experienced hells from the ruling party.
He expressed conviction that the PDP will win the 2023 general election, and that it is privileged for him to have joined the PDP.
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Legit.ng earlier reported that Bola Tinubu and his presidential campaign team have landed in the ancient city of Benin to continue the 2023 presidential campaigns.
Tinubu was received by the former national chairman and ex-governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole in the state.
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Source: Legit.ng
