By Funso Alarape
Friday May 3, 2024
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema has bid goodbye to PDP as he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Shema said he joined the APC to contribute to the development of the state and the country in general.
He was governor of the Northwest State between 2007 and 2015, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
After registering at the Shema Ward party office, Dutsin-ma Local Government Area, the one-time governor was issued the APC membership card with serial number 26551 by the state’s party Chairman, Alhaji Sani Aliyu-Daura.
Aliyu-Daura commended Governor Dikko Radda and his immediate predecessor Aminu Masari for their roles in securing the defection of the influential figure.
He assured the former governor of equal treatment, just like any other party member.
The Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Jabiru Abdullahi-Tasuri, presented the membership card to Shema on behalf of the governor in Dutsin-ma.
He quoted the governor as saying that the party had recorded a momentous achievement by welcoming such a prominent figure from the opposition.
“This marks a historic shift in the political landscape of the state, the defection is a homecoming and a reunion with political family members,” Radda said.
The governor recalled that both Shema and Masari once served under the leadership of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
He explained that though, the duo later separated by certain circumstances and individual goals, they were now back on the same side.
The governor called on other patriotic citizens of the state to join hands in repositioning the state for greatness.
He reiterated that his doors were open to anyone willing to contribute to the development of the state.
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