The leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), party in Adamawa state, Senator Abdul’Aziz Murtala Nyako has swiftly reacted over Wednesday’s defection of ADC chieftains to the ruling PDP in the state, describing it as mere political propaganda, adding that, “PDP would hear from ADC.”
Sen. Nyako in a statement credited to his Facebook wall said, ” ADC Adamawa has created an enabling political environment for the PDP led Government in Adamawa to govern in peace for the benefit of our people but they seem to be keener on politicking rather than leadership.
“They created a storm in a teacup with nothing at stake and blew it out of proportions for propaganda purposes by claiming that there have been mass defections from the ADC to the PDP today,” said he.
The former Senator, representing Adamawa Central zone while chiding the purported mass defection had rhetorically asked: ” Why heat up the polity and waste resources unnecessarily at this time when there is nothing politically at stake until 2022-2023 rather than focusing on the needs of our people? Don’t they have enough on their plate: COVID-19 Pandemic, extreme poverty at the grassroots, kidnappings, ‘en Shila, Boko Haram, cattle rustling, Poor Internally Generated Revenue and recent ethnoreligious killings around Lamurde-Guyuk axis?
“What is very unfortunate is that they even had the audacity to have a political program for defection barely a month after the massacres at Tingno-Tito; and barely 10 days after the lose of lives and property in settlements around Lafiya-Lamurde; at a time when many of our people are mourning!
“Is this Administration serious at all?!
PDP Adamawa would hear from us (ADC) Inshaa Allah,” he chided.
Fintiri Recieves ADC members
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri had on Wednesday received some party members of African Democratic Congress ADC who defected into the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the state.
The Governor at the event which held in the Banquet Hall, Government House, Yola congratulated them for returning into PDP and called on them to join hands with him to rebuild the state for the benefit of the entire citizens.
He disclosed that the recent appointments made by his administration which cut across all political parties in the state was to bring Adamawa people together and assured that he will never betray the trust of the citizenry.
He called on PDP executives at various levels and local councils chairmen in the state to treat the defectors fairly and involve them in all party activities, adding that PDP will continue to provide purposeful leadership in Adamawa.
In his remark, the leader of the defectors, and one time member of the state House of Assembly Rufa’i Gombi who introduced the defectors, promised that they will deliver one hundred thousand votes to the PDP in the subsequent elections and assured the Governor hundred percent loyalty.
Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz based in Yola, North Eastern part of Nigeria read Journalism from the prestigiousAhmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and attended several professional coursesonTackling Sensitive Subjects- BBC World Trust, News Reporting Course, Catholic Media Centre, Reporting Corruption- BBC World Trust and Reporters Training on New Challenges- VOA . In 2012 he was among thosehonored by the by Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) and presently he is a member, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Member, Translators Without Border (TWB) international.
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