By; SULAIMAN AHMED MISAU, Katsina
Former Governor of Katsina State, Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema who ruled the state for eight years under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2007 to 2015 has decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with hundreds of his followers in a very colourful ceremony.
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda
welcomed Former Governor Shema to the APC.describing his defection as a homecoming and a reunion with political family members.
Barrister Ibrahim Shehu Shema was presented with a membership
card of serial number 26551 by Shema Ward Executive of the
APC in Dutsinma Local Government Area.
Governor Dikko Radda who was represented at the occasion by his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Jabiru Abdullahi Tsauri called on other patriotic citizens of the state to join hands in repositioning the state for greatness, reiterating that his doors are open to anyone willing to contribute to the state’s development.
The membership card, according to Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dikko Radda, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed was filled out by the state secretary of the APC and
issued to the former Governor at the Shema Ward Party office in Dutsinma by the state chairman of the APC, Alhaji Sani Aliyu Daura.
Alhaji Abdullahi Tasuri received the membership card on behalf of the Katsina Governor, who would personally present it to former Governor Ibrahim Shema.
Upon receiving the card, Alhaji Jabirru Tasuri declared the APC’s momentous achievement in welcoming such a prominent figure from the opposition, marking a historic shift in the political landscape.
Earlier, the state chairman of the APC, Alhaji Sani Aliyu Daura, commended Governors Radda and Masari for their role in securing the defection of the influential figure and pledged equal treatment for the former governor. He assured the former Governor of equal treatment, just like any other party member.
In a welcome address, the state secretary of the APC, Suleiman Nanadi, stated that having former Governor Barrister Ibrahim Shema join the party further proves APC’s success and popularity.
