Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that more state governors from opposition parties are on the verge of defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what he described as the positive outcomes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Akpabio gave the assurance on Tuesday in Owerri while delivering a goodwill message at the launch of a book titled “Ten Years of Impactful Leadership of the APC Administration in Nigeria” authored by Governor Hope Uzodimma, alongside the commissioning of projects by President Tinubu.
“Mr. President, with what you have done in the last two years, get ready to receive more governors from the opposition parties. As I speak, there are several governors in Nigeria today that are ready to be received by you,” Akpabio declared.
The Senate President noted that Nigerians were beginning to appreciate the reforms and policies of the current administration. “The students, farmers and businessmen are all speaking on the various reforms you have brought into governance which are now yielding results in the overall interest and benefit of the people. If we say it, they will accuse us of rubber-stamping your achievements, but the beneficiaries are the ones talking about what you have done,” he said.
Akpabio praised Governor Uzodimma for documenting the achievements of the ruling party, describing it as an important step in preserving history. “I thank Governor Uzodimma for deciding to put history in writing, in his 10 years of impactful leadership of the APC administration in Nigeria. If you don’t tell your story, others will tell it for you. Progressiveness is not in words, it is in action. The quality of works done by the Governor is of high quality and the people of Imo State must be very, very excited,” he remarked.
Reflecting on his own record, Akpabio said his tenure as governor of Akwa Ibom State 18 years ago also reflected the ideals of progressive politics. He further congratulated Uzodimma and the APC national leadership for what he called “a decade of remarkable achievements.”
