PDP is happy to donate Akpabio to APC with great pleasure - Jibril

The chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Walid Jibril, has said his party is happy giving Senator Godswill Akpabio to the APC.

Akpabio on Wednesday formally defected from the PDP to the APC.

Jibril disclosed that it was the response of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to the security siege at the National Assembly that made the opposition party allow Akpabio to go.

He said: “The recent attempt to tamper with the legitimate function of the National Assembly by selfish individuals who attempted to block the Assembly should be condemned and appropriate action taken against the intruders,” Walid told reporters in Abuja yesterday.

“In this respect, the Acting President Osinbajo should be praised for taking a decision to do away with the DSS boss, promising that the situation will be further investigated.

“The purported resignation of our minority Leader, Godwill Akpabio is also an act of democracy.

“Therefore, considering the recent action taken by Acting President Osinbajo, the PDP is happy to donate Senator Godwill Akpabio to APC through him with great pleasure, as we have many PDP Senators to do that job which has been upgraded to majority leader.

“On behalf of the BOT we wish Akpabio bye-bye and safe journey, advising him to learn from history especially from those that left us and are now returning in droves,” he said.