The All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Senator
Abdullahi Adamu, on Wednesday, said part of his assignment as the ruling party
chairman would be to ensure the recruitment of the best hands from the Peoples
Democratic Party into the APC.
Adamu spoke on Wednesday during the Valedictory/Commendation
Session by the Senate in honour of outgoing lawmakers recently elected to other
offices.
Aside from Adamu, other outgoing lawmakers are Senator
Abubakar Kyari (Borno North); and Senator Hassan Mohammed (Zamfara North).
Speaking after the lawmakers spoke in turns to pass a vote
of confidence on him, the APC chairman said that the opposition party had
materials that are being underutilised.
Adamu noted that he was prepared to break through the PDP
rank and fish out politicians capable of making the ruling party stronger.
He said, “As I go out with my colleagues, I will go with one
assignment that I have given myself, I will break through the side of the
aisle. Some of you are the best materials that this country can have but you
are in the wrong camp.
“I was a founding member of the PDP. In 1998, I took the
flag for PDP in Nasarawa State. I served as a Governor with PDP, I served as
Secretary of Board of Trustees. Nobody has asked me ‘why did you break the bond
with PDP?
“It is in my heart of the heart that our hands are open and
we are stretching the hands to you. Amongst you there is the best Governor Abia
State has ever had. Among you, there is a good governor to be that is being
denied.”
“Come over, we are very liberal; we are very fair. We play
according to the rules of the game. I assure you that I will continue to
cherish my relationship with you. Having said that I will remain eternally
grateful.”
The ruling party chairman also commended the President,
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for his support leading to his (Adamu)
emergence as APC chairman.
“First and foremost,
I want to thank Almighty God for this honour for me to have been seen as a fit
and proper person to lead the ruling party, APC in Nigeria.
“In thanking Almighty God, my gratitude to God will not be
complete if I do not thank the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.) for seeing me through the light of God himself that I am suitable for
this very important assignment as a result of which he gave his endorsement hat
made all this possible.
“I want to thank other party leaders through this Chamber
for the support which they gave and made my choice at the convention possible.
“His Excellency (Senate President Ahmed Lawan), you led our
colleagues through the APC caucus to give their support which added more than
ordinary value to the decision to have me as National Chairman of APC I have
listened to the kind words of our colleagues.
“I will cherish the advise that come from our contributions
and I want to assure you that I remain a product of this Chamber. We will
protect the integrity of the National Assembly.
“This is the first time that two Principal Officers of the
party are coming from this Chamber. We want to assure you that we will be
working with you.”
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