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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
The former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his ward level in Kano State.
The occasion, which took place on Saturday, also saw Hon. Lawan receive a new APC membership card from the leadership of the APC at his ward and Local Government level.
Presided over by the APC Chairman of Shanono Local Government Area, Iysai Sheme, the occasion was attended by the members of the Shanono APC LGA executive and witnessed by hundreds of APC party members and well-wishers.
Speaking at the occasion, Lawan expressed joy and gratitude to Allah at his movement to the All Progressives Congress (APC) while describing the occasion as a milestone in his political career.
He recalled that but for a brief period during his incarceration when he urged his supporters to vote for the NNPP, he had all along been a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since he joined politics in 1999.
“Today I have received the membership card of the APC and I hope and pray to play my role in helping the APC to succeed at all levels in 2027,” said the former representative of Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency.
Lawan, who was pardoned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on October 9th, also held that, “We are fully committed to the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 and to the elections of all those who would vie for different public offices under the ticket of the APC,” he stated.
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In his remarks, the APC Chairman in Shanono LGA, Iysai Sheme, expressed happiness over the decision of the former legislator to join the APC.
“We are happy and delighted to receive him in our party, to receive a politician like Hon Lawan Farouk,” he declared while pledging to offer an enabling environment for his politics to thrive and continue from where it stopped.
“His joining the APC will undoubtedly bring a lot of political benefits to the party in Shanono and Bagwai LGAs and to the whole of Kano State,” he assured.
The Chairman also expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the presidential pardon to the former legislator while thanking the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, for his steadfastness in making a case for the presidential pardon.
It could be recalled that Hon. Lawan only recently dismissed the prospect of returning to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), saying the party is rather small for his political stature.
He also said that he preferred pitching his tent with a political party that has national spread and national influence, both attributes he said were missing in NNPP.
