Former Speaker Bankole registers with APC

A former Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole has  formally registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC  in Ogun State.

Bankole registered at his Ward 10, Iporo-Sodeke Unit in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.

The National Caretaker Chairman of the APC, Mai Mala Buni, had last week, presented Bankole and a former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel, to  President  Muhammadu Buhari , as new APC members at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Bankole also held a closed-door meeting with the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, as part of moves to formalise his defection.

After his registration, Bankole told his supporters and party officials that the registration marked his official defection to the ruling party.

“Today is not for a long speech. The only thing I will say is that I have now joined the APC. What is left is to continue praying on the step we have taken. It will be well by God’s grace,” he said.

The state chairman of the APC, Yemi Sanusi, described Bankole’s defection as home-coming.

He said his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, was one of the legacy parties that formed the APC.

Sanusi asked him to fully integrate himself into the party and contribute meaningfully towards the success of APC ahead of the 2023 elections.

NP/Confidence Okwuchi