Three Kebbi State Senators have met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ,declaring their intention to join the All Progressives Congress party (APC)
The Senators who are chieftains of the main opposition party, People’s Democratic party, PDP ; Senator Adamu Aliero representing Kebbi Central, Senator Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi representing Kebbi North and Senator Garba Maidoki representing kebbi South, were all led to the President’s office, at the State House, Abuja on Friday.
The Senators were accompanied by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi State Governor, Mohammed Nasir Idris, Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto amongst other APC party chieftains of kebbi State.
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The high-profile defection is seen as a major political development in Kebbi State and comes amid ongoing realignments within the national political landscape.
The defection of the three senators is expected to bolster the APC’s influence in Kebbi State and the National Assembly ahead of future legislative and executive initiatives.
Meanwhile, leaders of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have declared their loyalty to the APC and Tinubu.
They distanced themselves from the faction led by former Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai and former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), who are believed to be in coalition talks with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The CPC leaders, led by the former Nasarawa State Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, include Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda; former Katsina State Governor Bello Masari; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maitama Tuga Yusuf and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman, Gen. Buba Marwa.
Others are former APC National Secretary, Waziri Bulama; APC National Vice Chairman (North West), Mohammed Datti Garba, among others.
Al-Makura, Chairman of the CPC bloc in APC, vowed to ensure President Tinubu’s victory in 2027.
He said: “We have come together with clarity, unity, and purpose.
“We are here to reaffirm our commitment to the ideals that brought us together in 2013, to set the records straight, and to send a clear message to all Nigerians that the former CPC majority stakeholders remain strong, united, and deeply loyal to the APC and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
The former governor dismissed reports that the CPC bloc had left the APC.
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“Recent developments have seen a flood of speculation and misinformation about the position of the former CPC within the APC.
“Let it be known clearly that we have not left the APC.
“We are very much here, standing tall, standing proud, and standing firm within the party that we helped to found through sweat, sacrifice, and patriotic commitment.