REPS, ASPIRANT DUMPS PDP

People Democratic Party, PDP, House of

Representative aspirant, Aisha Osori, has

denounced the PDP to join the All 

Progressives Congress, APC, after emerging

winner on the platform of the PDP.

Ms. Osori made the announcement on Tuesday in

Abuja while briefing journalists at the APC

national secretariat. Ms. Osori emerged winner at

the recent AMAC/Bwari federal constituency

primary in the Federal Capital Territory.

Aisha Ofori

Ms. Osori, who was presented with the

membership card of the APC, told journalists she

decided to defect after watching the APC primary

because she believed in APC’s vice presidential

candidate, Yemi Osibanjo, who was her lecturer

at one time.

“I decided to denounce membership after

watching the APC conduct its presidential

primary in a fair and competitive manner and

after seeing the combination of Osibanjo and

Buhari, both men of integrity,” Ms. Osori said.

“Osibanjo used to teach me at the University of

Lagos, faculty of law, I believe that is a great

combination that would move the country

forward and I want to be part of that team,’’ she

said.

According to her, the APC slogan “Change” is

enough reason to support the party as she was

sure of winning the on the platform of APC.

Ms. Osori noted that more than 70 per cent of

Nigerians were youth who wanted the change

that “APC represents’’.

On what her contribution would be to ensure the

success of the APC at the general elections, Ms.

Osori, who leads the non-governmental

organization, Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund,

cited experience.

“The years of experience I garnered in the private

sector as a lawyer and also as writer, first with

Thisday and later with Leadership newspapers,

will be of value to APC.

Reacting to the defection, the APC National

Secretary, Mai-Mala Buni, who presented the

membership card to Ms. Osori, expressed delight

because his party was waxing stronger by the

day.

“Such event will be a continuous thing. Our

doors are open. Everybody, who is ready to join

the party, is welcome anytime, any day,’’ he

said. (NAN)