The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has reiterated its readiness to welcome Governor Abba Yusuf into the party.
This followed reports on the planned defection of the governor from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The APC Chairman in the state, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano.
Abbas said the move was guided by unity, reconciliation, and the collective interest of Kano State.
Speaking on behalf of the party’s national leader, Abdullahi Ganduje, Abbas stressed that the call for Yusuf to join the APC was aimed at building a more united and prosperous Kano State.
“The APC is ready to receive Gov. Yusuf with open arms so that together, we can combine our strengths for the progress of the state,” the chairman stated.
“Upon his formal entry, Yusuf and other NNPP stalwarts will be received into the APC under Ganduje’s leadership, in an atmosphere of mutual respect and collective responsibility.”
With the invitation, APC is still seeking to expand the number of governors in its fold, even with the gale of recent defections by governors under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling party.
As at the time of this report, the APC controls 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states. The remaining eight states are shared among the PDP, Labour Party, APGA, Accord and NNPP.
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