Tinubu, Buhari Woo Governor Muazu Aliyu of Niger To APC
Busolami Idowu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has invited another member of the G7, Governor Muazu Aliyu of Niger State, to join the party.
This comes barely 24 hours after the APC leaders visited Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, who is also a member of the G7 group, wooing him to join the party.
The G7 governors are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fighting for change in the party. They are at the moment in disagreement with the leadership of the party.
At an event held on Wednesday in Minna, the state’s capital, organised to host the visiting leaders of APC, a former military Head of State, General Mohammed Buhari, told the crowed that the party was on a rescue mission and would need the involvement of all progressives in its bid to move the country forward.
During the visit of the APC leaders to governor Amaechi on Tuesday, the Party had stressed that ‘it provides a platform for disgruntled politicians and balances power’.
However, Governor Aliyu stated that he remains a member of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) but pointed out that the G7 governors were still meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan.
“The outcome of the negotiations will determine where we will pitch our tent,” he said.
With the crisis in the PDP and the visits by the APC to the governors, political observers will be waiting for the next move of the APC in its bid to win over more PDP governors into their fold.