Defection: Kebbi senators not compelled to affix APC – Bamidele

Senate Chief Opeyemi Bamidele has dismissed claims that Senator Adamu Aliero was coerced into defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the choice was voluntary and rooted within the spirit of nationwide unity.

Bamidele made the clarification following the formal defection of all three federal lawmakers from Kebbi State: Senators Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Garba Maidoki, to the APC throughout Tuesday’s plenary on the Nationwide Meeting in Abuja.

The occasion was witnessed by a number of high-profile get together figures, together with APC Nationwide Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris, and the APC Nationwide Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu.

Reacting to the defections, Bamidele emphasised that the transfer was not an try to weaken the opposition or construct a one-party state, however somewhat a step towards consolidating a authorities of nationwide unity.

“Nobody is being coerced into becoming a member of the APC. If anybody claims to be underneath strain, it’s positively not Senator Adamu Aliero,” Bamidele acknowledged.

He described the senators’ resolution as one made within the nationwide curiosity, calling for much less political grandstanding and extra cooperation to deal with Nigeria’s urgent challenges.

“That is the time for all of us to work collectively to take Nigeria to the following stage,” he mentioned.