Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Monday formally welcomed Delta State Governor Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, and their supporters into the All Progressives Congress (APC).
While speaking at the event held in Asaba, the Delta State capital, Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu, told the new entrants that they were not guests but full co-owners of the ruling party.
He described the occasion as a “testimony to the enduring promise” of the APC and stressed that the party’s doors were open to all Nigerians who shared its vision for the nation.
According to a statement issued by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President called for unity and collaboration among members, stressing that the new joiners would be treated as equals within the APC family.
“You are not guests in this house; you are now co-owners. This is now as much your party as it is ours,” VP Shettima said, describing the new APC entrants as giants in Nigerian politics.
The Vice President highlighted the significance of their decision to join the APC, saying, “The true measure of a political party lies not merely in the enthusiasm of its members, but in the conviction it inspires among those who once stood across from them.”
Welcoming the new members into the party fold, Senator Shettima noted that they were joining the party “not as defectors but as brothers and sisters who have found their rightful place among” the APC faithful, even as he maintained that they were joining the governing party not as guests but as family and “as fellow architects of a better Nigeria.”
The Vice President explained the APC’s philosophy of governance and party politics, pointing out that “what sets the APC apart is not an illusion of uniformity; it is our acceptance that differences are inevitable and that greatness lies in managing them.
“Our tables have always been tables of dialogue, places where every member, no matter how great or small, is welcomed to air their grievances, challenge our direction, and shape our future,” he added.
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