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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has attributed the recent defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to a sense of patriotism.
Speaking on Wednesday night, Akpabio stated that the wave of defections shows confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s leadership.
The comments were made after the Senate President led Senator Agom Jarigbe, who represents Cross River North, and Senator Kaila Samaila of Bauchi North, to a meeting with the President at the State House in Abuja.
Jarigbe and Samaila defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.
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In a chat with State House correspondents after the meeting, Akpabio said, “They (Jarigbe and Samaila) are Mr President’s children, and they are his supporters. The president is the father of the nation and the father of all political parties.
“But interestingly, they joined the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on different political platforms, but as a result of Mr President’s policies that have turned things around economically and particularly in terms of revenue generation for the nation, they found it expedient to come and join to build Nigeria.
“Theirs is nothing but patriotism. They are not interested in which political party is in power, but they are interested in who can run Nigeria, who can improve Nigeria, and who can put food on the tables of Nigerians.
