The lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo, says he is now “born again” after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Abbo made this known on Thursday after being presented by Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, to the APC national leadership at the party’s secretariat.
Speaking after receiving his membership flag, Senator Abbo said he has left darkness for light and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to forgive him.
“I want to commend the PDP members that moved with me from the darkness to light into the Secretariat of the ruling party where justice and truth rains supreme,” he said.
“I said something in the letter I wrote to the Senate President on Wednesday. We know how difficult the revenue that accrued to government yet with this little money, Mr President still have the poor and most vulnerable people at heart. They are about 17 welfare programmes by the Mr President.
“Mr President, Adamawa has always been APC. We are the one that made it tilt the other side. Forgive us because we are now born again. We know what we did and we will undo what we did before. In 2023, APC presidential candidate will win Adamawa state. APC will also win the governorship seat in Adamawa, the three Senatorial seats, eight House of Representatives and 25-member State Assembly. This is because the people are with the President and we are APC flesh, blood, bones and marrow. We will not disappoint you,” he said.
On why he is defecting to the APC, he said: “In the first place, the reason everybody should join politics is to serve the people. The essence of government is to shield the poor masses and ensure justice.
“My main mission joining the APC is because I have seen justice, I have seen development and I have seen desire for the leadership at the highest peak to sacrifice their personal comfort just to make the poor people to feel good. So, I am in the APC to deliver, I am into the APC to help the people,” he said.
In his commenting after presenting membership flag, the Chairman APC Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, commended senator Abbo for joining the party at the right time.
