
TINUBU FORMALLY RECEIVES EX-SENATE PRESIDENT, ANYIM, INTO APC
Anyim Pius Anyim, a former Senate President, was formally welcomed into the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu.
Anyim recently left the Peoples Democratic Party to join the APC. Anyim was the Secretary to the Government of the Federation under President Goodluck Jonathan.
Anyim was received by Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he was accompanied by a team headed by Senator Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State.
Anyim expressed his commitment to Nigeria’s progress, stating, “There is need that we all should put hands together to move the country forward.”
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He announced his defection on Saturday, July 13, 2024, when he led a contingent of his supporters into the APC fold during the party’s Local Government Area election campaign finale in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital.
Anyim led a large delegation of prominent individuals, comprising former lawmakers, governorship candidates, and thousands of their supporters, from various parties, including the Labour Party’s Edwin Nkwegu and Senator Obinna Ọgba, into the APC fold.
APC leaders, including National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, Uzodinma, Governor Francis Nwifuru, Minister of Works, David Umahi, and State Chairman Stanley Emegha, had welcomed the new members into the party fold.
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