G-7 governors dump PDP for APC

The New Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday formally merged with the All Progressives Congress. Also, the aggrieved seven governors of the PDP have joined the APC. A statement to this effect was read by the National Chairman of the nPDP, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, after talks between the faction and APC leaders. The statement was signed by the National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande and Baraje. The statement reads: “A meeting of the leadership of APC and the New PDP met this morning at the residence of the Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in Abuja. “After exhaustive deliberations, the two parties agreed to merge in order to rescue our fledgling democracy.