Breaking: Uzodimma Presents Pius Anyim to Tinubu, Details Emerge
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received former Senate president, Anyim Pium Anyim, into the ruling APC
- Governor Hope Uzodimma presented the former secretary to the government of the federation to Tinubu at the State House
- Anyim said he decided to join the APC in the national interest and his determination to move Nigeria forward
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State House, Abuja - The chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Governor Hope Uzodimma, has presented former Senate President Pius Anyim to President Bola Tinubu as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Legit.ng recalls that Anyim, a former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling APC last week in Abakiliki, the Ebonyi state capital.
Source: UGC
Governor Uzodimma said the southeast governors were very happy and grateful for what Tinubu was doing for the people.
As reported by Daily Trust, the Imo state governor stated this while addressing newsmen after meeting Tinubu.
Why Anyim joined APC
Also speaking, Anyim noted:
“This is a new dawn and many people have agreed that the President administration is doing very well.
“My determination is that Nigeria moves forward. there is need that we all should put hands together to move the country forward.”
Senator Anyim said he decided to join the APC in the national interest, NTA reports.
Anyim defected alongside a former senator and PDP gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections, Sen. Obinna Ogba, and that of the Labour Party, Chief Edward Nkwegu.
Others included some former members of the national and state assemblies as well as former local government area chairmen.
Tinubu meets Anyim, Metuh in Abuja
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Tinubu met with Anyim and a one-time PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, in Abuja on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
The meeting coincided with the period Tinubu was about to submit the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening .
At different meetings since his inauguration on May 29, Tinubu had promised to be the president of all Nigerians, irrespective of who voted or didn’t vote for him.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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