Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has received the former Chief of Army Staff Lt.Gen. Oyeabo Azubike Ihejirika (rtd) Cfr “Dike Abia” into the party.
The former Army boss has been reportedly romancing the ruling party for a long time.
But in a statement signed by governor Buni’s director of Press and Media, Mamman Mohammed, said Gen. Ihejirika was formally presented to the chairman Friday in Abuja by the Jigawa state governor and Chairman APC Strategy and Contact committee Alhaji Abubakar Badaru and Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu.
Buni said “the coming of Gen. Ihejirika will increase the fortunes of the party in Abia state and the South East generally.
“This is a great moment for the party as Gen. Ihejirika and other sons and daughters of the region are coming into the party to deliver the region and bring the South-east closer to the center.
“We look forward to more of APC presence in the South-east” Buni said.
