What APC did to Saraki - Atiku reacts as Senate president defects to PDP

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the defection of Senate president Bukola Saraki to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Legit.ng had earlier reported that Saraki on Tuesday, July 31, announced his defection to the opposition party.

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Reacting to the news, Atiku expressed joy over Saraki’s defection via his Twitter page.

He tweeted: “I received the news that the Senate President, Senator @bukolasaraki, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress, with great joy.

“What the APC did to Senator Saraki is what they have also done to Nigeria as a nation. They have degraded our democracy and our economy.”

“I therefore not only welcome @bukolasaraki’s resignation from the APC, I also urge him to go one step further and join the only party capable of enshrining genuine democracy in Nigeria as well as lasting economic progress.

“I urge Senator Saraki to join our great party, the @OfficialPDPNig. May God bless Nigeria and may God bless the PDP.”

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Meanwhile, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state has also announced his defection from the ruling APC to the PDP.

Dr Muyideen Akorede, senior special assistant on media and communications to the Kwara state governor disclosed this in statement made available to Legit.ng on Tuesday, July 31.

The governor said he arrived at the decision to quit the ruling party after wide consultations with his people and to heed calls of major stakeholders in Kwara state.

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Source: Legit.ng