Taraba gov formally registers as APC member

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, on Sunday formally registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress, formalising his transfer to the ruling occasion.

Kefas was registered by the APC Hospital Ward govt on the Authorities Home in Jalingo, the state capital.

Talking after his registration and the presentation of his membership card, the governor mentioned that although he had earlier introduced the suspension of his official defection ceremony, initially slated for November 19, in solidarity with kidnapped schoolgirls, he had determined to take the mandatory step to allow him to totally take cost of occasion actions within the state.

“I’ve already written to the occasion on the ward stage, and at present’s train is a essential step to fulfil the essential necessities. You’ll recall that I earlier suspended my official reception into the occasion following the kidnapping of schoolgirls in Kebbi State.

“Even when the official ceremony had been held, this registration is among the essential issues we should do. I wish to thank my ward occasion executives and the representatives of the state working committee of the occasion who’re right here,” he mentioned.

Based on him, the choice was taken within the total curiosity of the occasion and governance in Taraba State, stressing that his alignment with the APC would assist deepen cooperation and strengthen the occasion’s construction within the state.

The governor added {that a} new date for the official defection ceremony can be communicated to the general public at a later time.

Kefas’ official registration comes amid ongoing political realignments in Taraba State, with a number of political actors repositioning forward of future elections.

Final month, members of the state govt council, the Speaker of the Home of Meeting, Izito Benzena, alongside 14 members of the Taraba State Home of Meeting, defected to the APC.