Lokoja-Kogi Federal constituency: Hon. AbdulRafiu Yakubu Dumps PDP, Returns To APC
By Abubakar Suleman
A philanthropist and stakeholder of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Hon. AbdulRafiu Yakubu on Thursday, officially rejoined the All Progressives Congress.
Hon. AbdulRafiu Yakubu, defected on Thursday at saint peters primary school, Felele, Lokoja, the state capital, alongside prominent members of Oworoland, said he was back to add value to the party.
He said, “On behalf of the my people, I announce our movement to the APC. We have come to add value to the party.
More than two hundred PDP, decamped to the All Progressives Congress in Lokoja loal.government area.
Hon. AbdulRafiu Yakubu has earlier registered his membership of APC in his own ward, Oworo, before the decamping ceremony.
He said he decided to re-joined APC to contribute to the development of Lokoja-Kogi federal constituency and said the PDP has nothing to offer.
“We are decamping to APC for the development of Lokoja-Kogi federal constituency, Kogi and Nigeria as a whole.
According to him, “Sometimes you think you made the right decision, but after an appraisal of how far you have gone, it is better to make the decision right.
“My decision to return to my party, the All Progressive Congress, was based on the above assertion and after critical and wide consultations with my people.
“I have always been a progressive. We have done all what we can, seeking for the progress of our people. What we are pursuing is 100 percent in the ruling All Progressive Congress.
“The call for real political bargain is alliance with progressive minds and I have been called because I am of the progressive to come back and realign myself with the All Progressive Congress.
“That is why we have come back with our teeming supporters that are in their thousands to the APC. Today marks a beginning of good things in conformity with the vision and mission of the Executive Governor of Kogi State Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo and the leadership down the line. It is just to plug in to the value chain of the party by playing our part because we are progressive.
“See me as partner in progress. See my return to the party as a loss to the opposition and a gain to the All Progressive Congress for in each loss there is a gain, as in every gain there is a loss and each ending comes a new beginning.
“This is a new beginning and I am excited to return to where I belong,” he said.
Receiving the decampees, the APC Chairman of Oworo ward, said more decampees are still coming to the party for its development.
He said that APC would clinch the chairmanship position in the forthcoming election in Lokoja local government area and other LGAs for the general development of the areas.
