APC Invites Saraki, Aliyu, David Mark, Ayu, Other PDP Chieftains To Join Party Ahead Of 2027 Election

Some top chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been invited to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the forthcoming 2027 general elections.

In a statement issued on Monday, February 24, the North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum called on elders and leaders from the area who are currently affiliated with the PDP and other opposition groups to consider joining the ruling camp

The Forum expressed that only the APC administration under President Bola Tinubu can safeguard the interests of the North-Central region.

The statement, signed by its chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, a member of the APC presidential campaign council during the 2023 elections, highlighted prominent North-Central leaders being encouraged to join the party.

these include former Senate President David Mark, ex-governor of Plateau State Jonah Jang, past Niger State governor Babangida Aliyu, former Senate President and ex-Kwara governor Bukola Saraki, along with former governors of Benue, Gabriel Suswam and Samuel Ortom, as well as the former national chairman of the PDP, Professor Iyorchia Ayu.

The Forum emphasized that, in contrast to the neglect and marginalization experienced by the region during the PDP’s tenure, the people of North-Central are now reaping the benefits of democracy thanks to the generosity of the APC government led by Tinubu.

“We urge them to consider the development of the region before party interest.

“We are advising former Senate Presidents Bukola Saraki and David Mark, former governors Babangida Aliyu, Jonah Jang, Gabriel Suswam, and Samuel Ortom, as well as the former national chairman of the PDP, Professor Iyorchia Ayu, and other elders and leaders of the North-Central to come to the APC because that is the party that loves the people of the region.

“They should consider APC because that is the party that is good to the North-Central. The people of the North-Central are receiving the dividends of democracy under the APC government led by President Bola Tinubu, and that is why we were the first to endorse him for a second term.

“These North-Central elders and political leaders should put party aside and put the interest of the zone first by joining the APC. We urge them to give Mr. President the moral support to continue transforming the fortunes of the zone,” the statement reads.