The erstwhile politician of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Shema was the authorities politician betwixt 2007 and 2015, nether the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The erstwhile politician was registered astatine the Shema Ward enactment office, Dutsin-ma section authorities area, and was issued an APC rank paper by the state’s enactment chairman, Sani Aliyu-Daura.
The rank card’s serial fig is 26551.
Mr Aliyu-Daura commended Governor Dikko Radda and his contiguous predecessor, the erstwhile governor, Aminu Masari, for their roles successful securing the defection of the influential figure.
He assured the erstwhile politician of adjacent treatment, conscionable similar immoderate different enactment member.
The Chief of Staff to Governor Dikko Radda, Jabiru Abdullahi-Tasuri, presented the rank paper to Mr Shema connected behalf of the politician connected Thursday successful Dutsin-ma.
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He quoted Mr Radda arsenic saying that the enactment had recorded a momentous accomplishment by welcoming specified a salient fig from the opposition.
“This marks a historical displacement successful the governmental scenery of the state, the defection is simply a homecoming and a reunion with governmental household members,” Governor Radda said.
The politician recalled that some Messrs Shema and Masari erstwhile served nether the enactment of the precocious erstwhile President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
He explained that though, the duo aboriginal separated by definite circumstances and idiosyncratic goals, they were present backmost connected the aforesaid side.
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The politician called connected different patriotic citizens of the authorities to articulation hands successful repositioning the authorities for greatness.
He reiterated that his doors were unfastened to anyone consenting to lend to the state’s development.
In his remarks, Mr Shema said that helium joined the APC to lend to the improvement of the authorities and the state successful general.
(NAN)
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