All Progressives Congress is said to have commenced a move to bring three more Peoples Democratic Party governors to the ruling party.
It was gathered that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the APC had already begun talks with three PDP governors namely: Okezie Ikpeazu, his Enugu State counterpart, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi and Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri.
A top official of APC, who spoke with Punch said, “After him, we are expecting Governor Ikpeazu to follow. Talks have reached an advanced stage. You know will be concluding his second term by 2023 and of course, he would want to remain politically relevant. Details of conditions are still being worked out by both parties.
“The other governors have sent emissaries and talks are progressing. Recall that we extended the membership registration/ revalidation exercise. We did this to accommodate some of these people.
“We expect that they and their supporters will take advantage of our ward, local government and state congresses to get a foothold in the party, the APC is a party for all Nigerians.”
Reacting to the development, the PDP spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said such a move would not succeed.
He said “It is unfortunate that we have a ruling party that has completely lost focus. The APC is one political party that came to power using propaganda and still thinks it can sustain itself using the same means.
“They wish to have all of our governors in their midst because they are not performing, but Nigerians know the difference and cannot longer be deceived.”
Attempts to get reactions from the mentioned governors were not successful as calls put through them were not answered.