After months of speculation and negotiation, the 7 governor members of the “New PDP” have officially decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The decision to move to APC came after President Goodluck Jonathan chose to postpone a planned meeting with the G-7 governors which was seen as a make or break meeting.
The development was announced by the Chairman of the faction, Abubakar Kawu Baraje, at a meeting which held at the Kano State Governor's Lodge in the Asokoro area of Abuja.
In attendance were Governors Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, Babangida Aliyu of Niger, Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano, Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, Governor Wammako of Sokoto state. Former governors, Bukola Saraki, Timipre Sylva and Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa states were also there.
The interim chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande received the governors. Also at the ceremony were Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and General Muhammadu Buhari.
Tinubu, in an interview with newsmen after the declaration said: "What has happened today is significant for our country. What is important is not the numerical strength but the character and commitment of people committed to change."
