LOKOJA (Sundiata Post) – Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has welcomed Senator Smart Adeyemi to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former two-term senator dumped the Peoples Democratic Party for the APC. Adeyemi said he has decided to defect in the interest of his people and the nation. He also hailed the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari.
A statement by his Kingsley Fanwo, Bello’s Chief Press Secretary, said the governor welcomed the former Senator to the party, urging him to work with party leaders in the state to bring real change to the people.
The governor said the PDP has been losing important leaders to the APC since 2014, urging others who are still in PDP but want the progress of the state to jump ship to the APC in order to move the state forward.
He hailed Adeyemi as an experienced politician, who would bring his wealth of experience to bear, saying that the APC remained one big family in the state.
The governor said he would continue to deliver democracy dividends to Kogi people to give his party a good platform to continue to dominate the political landscape of the Confluence State. He affirmed that the defection of political figures to the party across the state testified to the renewed confidence of the people in the APC-led government in the state.