Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have formally welcomed the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle into the party, saying with the gale of defections into its fold the party’s tructures are being redefined.
A statement yesterday by Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) and Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, said Matawalle’s entry would strengthen the party’s membership and leadership recruitment.
“The decision of Hon. Matawalle to join the APC is yet again an affirmation of our party’s capacity to mobilise all patriotic citizens to join the APC, consistent with the vision of our founding fathers to ensure that the APC is a platform that unite all Nigerians.
“At a time when politics is almost equated to warfare, they have been able to skillfully demonstrate that winning the minds of citizens is all about negotiations and winning agreements.
“They have been able to win landmark agreements that brings accomplished political leaders into APC, based on which the structures of our great party are being redefined,” the governor’s said.
