Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressive Party (APC) has said that it will welcome former President, Goodluck Jonathan to the party if he decides to defect from the opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
While responding to the question of whether the former President will join the party before the 2023 election, National Secretary of the party, Senator John Akpanudoedehe said;
“Everyone is allowed to join the APC, we welcome everyone who wants to join. We are getting stronger in terms of our progressive agenda. I’m hearing that for the first time, if he comes, we will welcome him, that will be great news.”
“The last National Executive Committee meeting gave a blanket approval to everyone who wants to join the party and anyone who joins the party has the right to aspire for any office.”
Akpanudoedehe added that more governors are expected to join the party age of the 2023 election.
However, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan when contacted said;
“Speculations that our former President (Goodluck Jonathan) and some of our governors are joining the APC remain what they are, speculations that exist in the figment of the imagination of the authors of such baseless speculations.”
