Elisha Abbo, senator representing Adamawa north, says he
left darkness for light by decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to
the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Abbo spoke after he was presented with the flag of the
ruling party by Mai Mala Buni, chairman of the caretaker/extra-ordinary
convention planning committee, at the APC national secretariat, Abuja.
The senator’s defection to the ruling party was announced in
a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper
legislative chamber on Wednesday.
He said he left the PDP because he has seen development,
justice and leadership in the APC.
“In the first place, reason why everybody should join
politics is to serve the people. The essence of government is to shield the
poor masses and ensure justice, ” Abbo said.
“My main mission of joining the APC is because I have seen
justice, I have seen development and I have seen desire for the leadership at
the highest peak to sacrifice their personal comfort just to make the poor
people to feel good. So, I am in the APC to deliver; I am into the APC to help
the people.
“I want to also commend some PDP members that moved with me
from darkness to light. Adamawa has always been APC state. We are the ones that
made it to tilt to the other side, please forgive us. We are now born again. We
knew what we did and we will undo what we did come 2023. We shall not
disappoint you, sir.”
The senator gave the assurance that he and other members who
defected from the opposition party are ready to work for the progress of the
APC in Adamawa.
Responding, the senate president commended Abbo for “taking
the right step at the right time”.
“We want to commend out brother, Senator Abbo for taking the
right decision at the right time. Nigerians need every hand on deck. This ship
is going to reach the final destination by the grace of God,” Lawan said.
“We will continue to be committed to making Nigeria better
irrespective of the resources available to us. We had our good days in revenue,
but those days were bad days in performance.
“Now, it is reverse. Our revenue is so low; in fact, it has
not been this bad and yet infrastructural development in Nigeria is
unprecedented. With so little, the whole country is now infrastructure sites
from the east to the west, from the north to the south.”
He also commended Buni for reconciling aggrieved members of
the party.
“I want to commend you Mr. Chairman for sincerely steering
the ship of our party since you were given that responsibility by the NEC of
our party,” he said.
“I want to commend you and the committee for doing
excellently well for reconciling most of our chapters and for bringing some of
our people who had left the party for one grievance or another.”
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