Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that senators from Kebbi State who were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are ready to defect to the party.
Ganduje stated this to State House correspondents following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Friday.
The APC chairman led Dr Nasir Idris, Kebbi Governor Nasir Idris, and Senators Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Garba Maidoki to the meeting with Tinubu.
He stated that important stakeholders in Kebbi had many underground conversations before deciding that the three PDP senators from the state would defect to the APC.
“This is a good development and it is in consonance with what is happening in Nigeria today.
“Almost every week in the Senate and House of Representatives, you see members of other political parties decamping to our party.
“So, we came here so that Mr President would bless this resolution, and he has graciously given his blessing, and by Tuesday you will see what will happen in the Red Chambers.
“Our constitution is very clear about this, and with our political dexterity in managing such affairs, I assure you that there will be a smooth integration,” said the APC chairman.
The former governor of Nasarawa state added that the fear of one-party state was misplaced.
”We are not saying we are working for a one-party system, but if this is the wish of Nigerians, we cannot quarrel with that.
“You know they say too many cooks spoil the soup; too many political parties spoil governance,” he said.
Ganduje mentioned that the move was in continuation with the initiative of Tinubu, saying, “APC must do what we must do democratically in order to increase our numerical strength and also our quality and capacity of followership.”
