Kogi State governor and Chairman of the Contact and Mobilisation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yahaya Bello, has said the membership drive of his Committee was yielding the desired results as more of his colleagues in the main opposition party would soon join the APC. Speculation is rife that the Zamfara State governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, and his Cross Rivers State counterpart, Benedict Ayade, have opened discussion with the leadership of the ruling party. Speaking with journalists shortly after a closed-door meeting of his Mobilisation Committee, the Kogi State governor said the poaching of chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party was part of the strategy ahead next general elections. He said; “I have a committee that is called Mobilisation of Youths, Women and People Living with Disabilities, mobilising them to join our party. The 624 new cases reported between March 28 and April 3 is a reduction from the 849 recorded the previous week…More PDP governors to join APC, says Kogi govMore PDP governors to join APC, says Kogi gov

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 15, 2021 18:00 UTC