The All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated it can not forestall politicians from defecting to its fold, describing the current wave of defections as a mirrored image of confidence within the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The social gathering’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, who said this in an interview on Come up Tv yesterday, was responding to considerations over the rising variety of governors becoming a member of the APC, together with the current defection of Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf.
Morka stated governors defecting to the ruling social gathering had been aligning themselves with what he described as a ‘’resurging Nigeria’’ beneath the Tinubu administration.
“What you see is governors who’ve determined to hitch our social gathering to establish with this resurging Nigeria that this President is clearly positioning Nigeria to be,” he stated.
He added that the APC welcomed new members and wouldn’t act as a barrier to politicians in search of to hitch the social gathering.
Morka stated additional: “We’re blissful, we’re enthusiastic about individuals who be a part of our social gathering. We can’t be gatekeepers to filter out individuals who need to be a part of our camp. We don’t do this as a result of it’s undemocratic.’’
Addressing fears that the defections may result in a one-party state, the APC spokesperson dismissed such considerations, arguing that Nigeria had skilled comparable political dominance prior to now with out undermining democracy.
“The Peoples Democratic Get together sooner or later in our historical past ruled Nigeria with about the identical variety of governors.
“I used to be very energetic within the political world at the moment and there was no spectre anyplace a few one-party state as a result of the PDP had these numbers of governors. That’s not the case now, and I believe we should always not equate folks becoming a member of our social gathering with that mode,” Morka stated.
Recall that Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang, additionally yesterday formally joined the ruling social gathering at a ceremony in Jos.
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