A former Governor of
Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio has claimed that part of the reasons
he joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, was to help President Muhammadu
Buhari
fight corruption and poverty.
Akpabio attended the APC caucus meeting for the
first time at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday night where he also
described Buhari as an infectious personality.
According to the former Senate Minority Leader,
the Nigeria President could still attract millions of people with his
infectious character.
A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator
Godswill Akpabio has claimed that part of the reasons he joined the All
Progressives Congress, APC, was to help President Muhammadu Buhari fight
corruption and poverty.
Akpabio attended the APC caucus meeting for the first time at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja on Tuesday night where he also described Buhari as an infectious
personality.
According to the former Senate Minority Leader,
the Nigeria President could still attract millions of people with his
infectious character.
Akpabio, who also spoke on some of the resolutions reached at the caucus
meeting, said that “whichever way the party goes in choosing candidates for the
2019 general elections, the party would be the better for it.”
He added, “The meeting went very well and a lot
of topical issues were discussed bothering on the interests of the nation. The resolutions
are fantastic and I believe that the resolutions will not only move the party
forward but will help to alleviate the situation in the country today and
Nigerians will be happy for it.”
Akpabio said this while fielding questions from
State House correspondents in Abuja.
He continued, “Well, you want me to talk from the
position of an opposition leader before? Let me say that the first thing you
need to know about the APC, from the point of view of leadership, I am quite
impressed the President has kept his integrity intact.
“He has been able to improve the image of Nigeria
and restore a lot of respect to Nigeria from the international community.
“I have also advocated that he also fights the
twin brother of corruption, that is poverty.
“I am joining the APC as a government to
stabilize the government and to assist the government to create employment
opportunities for Nigerians so that we can fight the twin brother to
corruption, which is poverty.
“Poverty creates corruption and corruption
deepens poverty, so we need to fight the two together, that is one of the
things I find attractive with the APC and believe me with my people in Akwa
Ibom State, with my presence in the APC my people in South South have now seen
the light and they say APC is the party to vote for come 2019.”
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