After succeeding in taking over southeast the All Progressives Congress (APC) has moved it arrow of winning the heart of citizens and leaders to the North-East political zone where they share the six states that made up the zone with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
According to Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders will meet tomorrow to discuss and agree on a date to officially receive Governor Agbu Kefas into the party.
The state’s chairman of the party, Ibrahim El-Sudi, made this notice at the weekend while addressing reporters in Jalingo, the state capital.
He described the governor’s planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “a divine breakthrough” that would fulfill the APC’s 13-year quest to control the Taraba Government House.
“We have been yearning for this for 13 years. God has finally given us the Taraba Government House without going to the polls,” El-Sudi said.
The state chairman said preparations were ongoing for a grand reception ceremony in Jalingo to welcome the governor into the APC.
He said the reception would be attened by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC), and key stakeholders from across the Northeast.
El-Sudi stated that Governor Kefas had held discussions with top APC leaders in Abuja before concluding his defect plan.
“He has met those who matter – from the President to the national chairman. He was advised to engage with the APC structure in Taraba, and we are ready to welcome him,” El-Sudi said.
The APC state chairman expressed the confidence that the governor’s defection would strengthen collaboration between the Taraba State government and the Federal Government, leading to faster development in the state.
He assured long-serving APC members that they would not be sidelined, adding that the party remained open to internal competition.
“As a democratic party, our doors are open. Anyone who wishes to contest for the governorship under the APC platform is free to do so,” El-Sudi added.