Tony Amadi writes that Alhaji Shittu Mohammed Kabiru, former Chairman of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance and its presidential candidate in the 2019 national elections, has joined the All Progressive Congress and promises to rebrand the ruling party into a progressive force for good Nigeria
In the course of my examination of the current political situation in the country, I had a chance meeting with a young political Turk recently at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton.
Alhaji Shittu Mohammed Kabiru was conducting meetings with so many political groups and deftly stimulating the community of several political parties masquerading as the third force, beyond the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His police orderly was busy opening the door, welcoming different shades of political big wigs and some not so heavily weighted.
TODAY
March 4, 2021
A former presidential candidate on the platform of the defunct Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA), Mohammed Shittu, has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
APDA was one of the 74 political parties de-registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last year.
Shittu, a former national chairman of APDA who registered at his Gwagwa Ward in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, advocated for a two-party system in the country.
He told newsmen that a two-party system, if adopted, would help build a stronger democracy and boost the nation’s socio-economic life.
“From today, we are joining to build a strong political party that will build a strong economy and peaceful country. I’m appealing to Nigerians that a two-party system should now be entrenched in our constitution for us to build a strong nation.