by ‘Jola Sotubo

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given a golden opportunity to rival party All Progressives Congress (APC)to increase its ranks.

The APC has showed its desire to welcome the aggrieved PDP governors as it has reportedly extended an invitation to the latter group to find a home within the APC.

The Sun reports:

 Interim National Vice Chairman, North-East, Alhaji Umaru Duhu, who, along with APC stalwarts, paid a Sallah homage to Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, said as progressive-minded politicians, they needed to join other progressives in APC to move the nation forward.

 Other aggrieved PDP governors are Sule Lamido, Jigawa State; Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kano State; Aliyu Wamakko, Sokoto State; Babangida Aliyu, Niger State; Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara State and Rotimi Amaechi, Rivers State.

 Duhu said the APC leadership was not only in Government House to pay the governor Sallah homage, but also to extend the hands of fellowship to him and the entire PDP G7.

 According to him, the PDP G7 and their supporters deserved to be registered as members of the APC because of their stance in the affairs of the nation and the ideals they were promoting for Nigeria to be given recognition as one of the most democratic nations of the world.

 Duhu, described their visit as home-coming, because Nyako was a member of the defunct All Nigerian People’s Party (ANPP), which is now part of APC, before he decamped to the PDP.

 He saw the governor stance as an indication that he still possessed the progressive spirit, in line with the APC ideals.

 “Our coming to the Government House is a home-coming.

 It is a re-union of all progressive-minded Nigerians of Adamawa extraction,” he said.

 He lauded the spirit of the northern governors that formed the new PDP, because the North, in his reasoning, is the engine room of Nigeria and no region of the country could afford to relegate the zone in its political calculation.

 Nyako, who lauded the ideals of APC and its membership, especially in the North-East region, stated that the new era of change should be embraced by all Nigerians because the country was yearning for the desired change.

 Although he said he was not a card-carrying member of APC, he stated that he admired the party’s governors, especially in the South-West, North-West and the North-East.

 According to him, APC had proved itself as a formidable political party that could deliver the goods to Nigerians, because the members were not mediocres.  He appealed to Nigerians to rise against mediocrity in the country’s polity, while mediocre politicians should not be allowed to run the affairs of the country.

 According to him, Nigerians were actually yearning for a change but such desired change could only be achieved if there were equity, justice and fairness in the polity.