Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday received former Governor of Kogi state, Captain Wada Ichalla Wada who decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He received the Deputy Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2025 election, Hon Sam Abenemi and several other notable members of the opposition parties across the state.
While receiving the decampees, the Vice President said, “It gladens my heart to see this day. I am pleased that good governance is at play in Kogi state. This is a new chapter in the life of APC in Kogi state and entire Nigeria. I am particularly delighted to receive an elder statesman Capt Wada, we are the confluence of progressive together.
“What is happening in APC is more of a coalition of who is who in Kogi state and Nigeria. You have joined the family that bring peace and progress to people of Nigeria. And you will not regret coming into the progressive.
“I am going back to Abuja to deliver the message to Mr President, the message from the Confluence state today is that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu victory in 2027 is total.
“I want to appreciate people of Kogi state for speaking with one one voice”
In a very brief but colorful ceremony, all the decampees led by Ex-Governor Idris Wada received their APC flag one after the other.
In his acceptance remarks on behalf of all the defectors, Capt Wada said it was a pleasure to finally join the folds of the progressive family.
“There are so many reasons why I joined APC, one the party is a progressive one, secondly, Tinubu himself has a very good vision for the country. Mr President did right by removing oil subsidy, since then we see drop in price of food stuff daily. The naira has appreciate against the dollars, the economy generally has picked up, the president has taken the country out of distressed economy.
“The dividend of democracy by Mr President are numerous, but with these few reasons, we are taking the bold step to cross over to APC today. We have to unite with Mr President to ensure his victory in 2027,” Wada said.
Earlier in his welcome remarks, state chairman of APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello, assured Shettima that President Tinubu does not need to come to Kogi state for any political campaign for his second term as “his victory is already guaranteed”.
