President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors beneath the All Progressives Congress (APC) stay leaders of the celebration of their respective states.
Tinubu made the declaration on Saturday on the official reception of Gov. Agbu Kefas into the APC held in Jalingo.
Represented by Sen. Kashim Shettima, Vice President, Tinubu introduced that Gov. Kefas has assumed the management of the celebration in Taraba by advantage of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) into the APC.
He expressed his willpower to help the governor and his cupboard in bringing growth to Taraba.
He famous that the governor was making efforts to unite the state and harmonise the variations within the state to realize unity.
The president urged the folks of the state to rally behind the governor and help him to succeed.
He expressed satisfaction with the defection of a governor within the North East geopolitical zone, calling on each Adamawa and Bauchi to hitch the celebration on the centre.
Earlier, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, Nationwide Chairman of the APC, counseled Kefas for being brave by decamping to the ruling celebration.
Yilwatda stated that Kefas didn’t make a mistake by leaving the sinking PDP to the APC.
He described the choice as a giant achievement as it will allow the governor to get the economic system of the state and the youth and ladies of the state to be productive.
In response to him, the state will now be a component and parcel of the successful celebration in 2027.
He assured all of the members of the APC, each outdated and new, of equal alternatives within the actions of the celebration, advising the governor to face for everyone as one.
He additional suggested the governor to unite the celebration and never discriminate.
In his remarks, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, congratulated the folks of Taraba and the governor, saying the defection would profit the state extra when it comes to growth and enhancement of infrastructure, together with the strengthening of safety.
Represented by Sen. Barau Jibril, Deputy Senate President, Akpabio stated that the choice of the governor to defect to APC would allow the state to get pleasure from equal alternatives in all spheres of governance on the nationwide degree.
Gov. Kefas stated that the occasion was to form the way forward for Taraba, encouraging all in attendance and all people to not dwell on the previous however give attention to the longer term.
He stated the transfer was for the folks of Taraba, not for his private pursuits.
“The transfer is to convey jobs for the jobless and enterprise for entrepreneurs. To serve the state and be dedicated to the folks and present outcomes and fulfilment by self-discipline and patriotism,” he stated.
The governor thanked APC for the chance and handed him the broom to comb away division, poverty, tribalism and insecurity.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) remembers that Kefas received beneath PDP within the 2023 governorship election.
He decamped to APC in 2025 and secured his membership registration card. (NAN)
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