A high ranking Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, delegation led by its Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, have visited former All Progressives Congress, APC, memeber, Chief Tom Ikimi, begging him to rejoin the party.
Other PDP members which included the Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees, BoT, Chief Tony Anenih (rumoured to be at loggerheads with Ikimi), and PDP deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Uches Secondus, visited Ikimi Friday at his Maitama, Abuja residence.
After the meeting it was revealed that the PDP entourage wanted to finalize arrangements for his formal return.
The PDP boss described Ikimi as a highly organized and patriotic Nigerian who has the interest of the nation at heart, saying such attribute made it hard for him to be in a party like the APC.
Mauzua noted that PDP will immensely benefit from Ikimi’s “wealth of experience, strong political structure and massive followership across the country”.
Also speaking, Anenih commended Ikimi for his decision to dump the APC and return to PDP, stressing that it was in the overall interest of the nation.
Responding, Ikimi told his visitors that he had concluded plans to return to PDP and promised to bring value to the party by serving at any level.
He vowed to use his position and political structures especially in the South-south to ensure that the PDP emerged victorious in the 2015 general elections. “I look forward to bringing value to the PDP. I believe that my contributions will again be noteworthy. By my joining PDP, we are assured of victory not only in Edo State but in the entire South-south geo-political zone”, Ikimi said, noting that he was ready to serve the party in any capacity deemed appropriate by the leaders. Also at the meeting were Secretary of the PDP BoT, Senator Wali Jibril; a former FCT Minister, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo, as well as other political stakeholders from the South-south.