Three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from Kebbi
State, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have given
reasons for their action.
The senators – Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya
Abdullahi (Kebbi North) and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South), announced their
defections at plenary on Tuesday.
The trio, in separate letters to the President of the
Senate, said that they decided to leave PDP because it had become disconnected
from the aspirations of the Nigerians it seeks to lead.
The letters were read by the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin
Barau, who presided over the plenary.
Aliero said in his letter that he decided to quit PDP after
a deep reflection, extensive consultations and a careful assessment of the
current political and socio-economic realities of the country and his
constituency.
“I have decided to formally resign my membership of the
Peoples Democratic Party and rejoin the All Progressive Party (APC) of which I
was a founding member.
“This decision was not made lightly. I’ve been a proud
member of the PDP, a party under whose platform I was elected to serve.
“However, politics must never be about personal loyalty to a
platform; it will always be about service, solutions and results.
“Today, I made this move in response to a simple question
that every responsible leader must ask himself or herself: what is best for the
people I serve?
“Over the past month, that has become increasingly, I mean
firstly, clear to me, that PDP, as it currently stands, has become disconnected
from the aspirations of the very Nigerians it seeks to lead.
“Internal divisions, lack of ideological clarity and inability
to provide a credible forward-looking agenda have made it difficult for leaders
like me to pursue the reform and development agenda that our people deserve,”
he said.
Aliero further stated that APC, on the other hand, had shown
signs of transformation, especially under its renewed hope agenda.
He said that his defection was not borne out of personal
gains but because of the belief that APC offered a more viable platform through
which he could effectively serve his constituents and advocate for progressive
policies.
“Nigeria must move forward and today, I move forward with
the people for the people and in the interest of our shared future,” the former
governor said.
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