I Did Not Join APC To Become Its Leader – Nyako

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Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako has said his defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) was not informed by the desire to become party leader in the state, but a patriotic move to save democracy from tyrannical grip.
The governor stated this through a statement signed by his director of press and public affairs, Mallam Ahmad Sajo.
Nyako said his defection alongside the other four governors’ was informed by the need to provide viable opposition platform that would check the current drift in the polity, particularly the replacement of all democratic cultures and tenets with a culture of impunity and political brigandage.
“The need to join other patriots to form a Pan-Nigerian national platform that will serve as a veritable vehicle for the enthronement of genuine unity, peace and progress in the country and the desire to build a political party that respects the welfare and interest of the Nigerian people was behind our resolve to move to APC,” the statement said.
Governor Nyako further noted that at the time they pulled out of the PDP, several options were open to them, but they considered moving to APC as it was the best option to fight the injustice perpetrated by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“We could have formed a new political party; we could have joined a newly registered party or any of the other existing political parties in Nigeria. But we opted to join APC because it represents a broad based coalition of democratic forces built on the ideals of progress and development,” he said.
The governor said such ideals were the force behind their action not the quest for leadership just as he urged all members of the party to hold on to these ideals and work for the interest of the nation at all times.