Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has received Alhaji Haladu Muhammad Dankwai alongside thousands of his supporters who dumped APC for PDP in the state.
The Governor while speaking in the Banquet Hall Government House, Yola stressed that his administration will prioritize education and empower youths to reduce restiveness among them.
He assured the returnees that his administration will carry them along in the scheme of governance and charged them to work with other party leaders to ensure effective grassroot mobilization.
The Governor expressed optimism that the PDP will bounce back to power in 2023 and reclaim the presidency so as to reposition the country for the good.
According the statement signed by Muhammad Bakari Tukur, SSA New Media to the Governor on New Media, the State Chairman of PDP, Barrister Tahir Shehu said the party has accepted Haladu Dankwai and his supporters wholeheartedly and will accord them equal level playing ground in all party activities.
In his remarks, the former APC governorship aspirant, Alhaji Haladu Mohammad Dan Kwai while speaking said he decided to decamp to PDP along with his supporters after considering the giant strides recorded by the Governor in less than two years in office.
Earlier in his welcome address, the PDP State Vice Chairman for Central zone, Alhaji Yayaji Audu Gombi described Haladu Dan Kwai as a strategic politician who command political followership and assured him equal treatment in the party.
In their separate remarks, Alhaji Umaru Jimti, Alhaji Murtal Yusuf Jimeta, Honourable Ismaila Yahaya, Alhaji Ismaila Yamusa and Honourable Agabus, who are the staunch supporters of Haladu DanKwai promised their support to Governor Fintiri.