Ita Eg, Akpabio and Buhari
Former Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has finally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former governor was welcomed to the ruling party on Wednesday at a rally organised for him by the Akwa Ibom State chapter of the APC.
Among Senators in attendance were: Abdullahi Yahaya, Abdullahi Gumel from Jigawa State, Muhammed Sani from Niger State, Gbenga Ashafa from Lagos State and Former Governor Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Adamu.
Also in attendance were: Senators Abubakar Kyari from Borno State, Babajide Omoworare from Osun State, Magnus Abe from Rivers, Mao Ohabunwa from Edo and Nelson Efiong from Akwa Ibom.
All the Senators were introduced by Ahmed Lawan, the Majority Leader of the Senate.
Lawan said: “This defection has swallowed all other defections.
“One defection that is more than 14.
“This is a defection that has shaken the Peoples Democratic Party.”
The National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, alongside Governor Godwin Obaseki, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Gida Mustapha were also in attendance at the rally.