Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, played a pivotal role in bringing disgruntled members of the Peoples Democratic Party into the APC.
In a tribute to Tinubu who celebrated his 64th birthday on Tuesday, March 29, Amaechi said Tinubu convinced the members of the APC to allow the New PDP members to join its fold.
“He was able to gather the leadership of the political class together”, Amaechi said.
“He was key; more than gathering the public because once you gather the leadership of the political class and ensure that there is unity of purpose, they could share to the public jointly this change mantra.”
“We in the New PDP were in constant contact with him and we virtually negotiated through him. By the time the President (Buhari) and others got involved, we had gone far with Asiwaju. He played a key role.”
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