Abakaliki, Ebonyi State – In a significant political shift, former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former lawmaker, who was a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was formally received into the APC fold on Saturday at the Abakaliki Stadium during the party’s rally in the Southeast.
The national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, welcomed Anyim and other stakeholders from the Southeast into the party. The event was attended by top party officials, including Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma and other governors and stalwarts of the party.
Commenting on the defection, the Minister of Works and Transport, Engr. David Umahi, noted that Anyim has been helping APC, especially during the 2023 general election.
He said, “To our Son and my friend the former Senate President of Nigeria, you have been one of the people that encouraged me to join APC but then I refused, saying it will distract me.
I’m sorry that when I joined APC I did it without you. During the general election, Anyim worked for APC but today you are officially joining the party.”
Recall that the APC Chairman in Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, had earlier disclosed that he had persuaded Anyim to join the party, citing his wealth of experience and leadership qualities.
Emegha stated, “I took it personally to be going to him on the need to join us because it will not be possible for the entire Southeast to be negotiating without a man like him.
I am a fulfilled person today because I have seen APC posters bearing his name and image in APC rally. It is because of his exigencies that make him not be here at this rally.
I have made frantic and personal efforts and met him in Abuja on the need to join us because of his wealth of experience.