Senate President Godswill Akpabio has shed light on the growing wave of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC), attributing the trend to President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and economic policies.
According to Akpabio, many senators are joining the ruling party because they see Tinubu as the father of the nation and “the father of all political parties.”
The Senate President made the remarks after leading Senator Agom Jarigbe of Cross River North and Senator Kaila Samaila of Bauchi North to a meeting with President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Both lawmakers recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.
Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Akpabio said the lawmakers’ decision was driven by patriotism and trust in the president’s leadership.
“They (Jarigbe and Samaila) are Mr President’s children, and they are his supporters. The president is the father of the nation and the father of all political parties,” Akpabio stated.
He added that Tinubu’s economic reforms, particularly those aimed at improving revenue generation, influenced the lawmakers’ decision to join the APC.
“But interestingly, they joined the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on different political platforms, but as a result of Mr President’s policies that have turned things around economically and particularly in terms of revenue generation for the nation, they found it expedient to come and join to build Nigeria. Theirs is nothing but patriotism,” he said.
