The former National Woman Leader of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kayauta Yakubu, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially been welcomed into the party.
Yakubu was formally received into the ruling party on Tuesday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.
She was welcomed by the APC National Woman Leader, Dr Mary Alile-Idele, alongside her supporters and political associates.
Also present at the event was the APC Chairman for Kuje Area Council, Adamu Danladi Ibrahim.
Speaking on behalf of the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, Dr Alile-Idele expressed delight over Yakubu’s return to the party, describing the defection as a move into “a growing and forward-moving political platform.”
She stated that the APC remains open to Nigerians who are willing to contribute to national development, noting that the party’s expanding membership is a reflection of growing public confidence in its leadership and policies.
Alile-Idele also commended the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what she described as positive reforms, infrastructural development, empowerment programmes, and the student loan scheme under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which she said has improved access to higher education for Nigerian youths.
In her remarks, Kayauta Yakubu said her decision to leave the ADC was informed by her assessment of governance and development under the APC-led administration.
The Kuje-born politician from Rubochi Ward in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, said she joined the APC voluntarily, with a desire to contribute to national growth and grassroots political development.
Former ADC national woman leader, Kayauta Yakubu, officialy received in APC