Ex-Speaker to defectors: I am begging you, return to APC

The immediate past Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, has appealed to all aggrieved members who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to other parties to return to the party.
He said the appeal became imperative in view of the fact that they laboured to build a house, only to vacate it “at the time you need it most.”
The former speaker made the call in an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Tuesday.
Balarabe’s call followed the recent defection of the immediate past Chairman of Toto Local Government Area, Aliyu Abdullahi, from the APC.
On September 14, the former chairman announced his resignation from the ruling APC.
The former speaker advocated for calm among APC members in Toto local government area.
Balarabe, who disagreed with the move by the former chairman, enjoined him to set aside whatever grievances and opt for dialogue, to resolve their differences amicably.
He also urged him to withdraw the resignation letter earlier issued and return to the APC.
“You cannot leave the house you have built for another person to inherit.
“APC is our home, it is our party, and our victory is assured by the will of Allah. We will get there. We will deliver our LGA In-Sha-Allah, come 2027.
“We cannot fold our hands and watch our party lose its members. We cannot fold our hands and allow our people to leave.
“In politics, everyone matters. The grassroots matter because politics is local, this is a fact,” Balarabe said.
The former speaker observed that success of APC as a party in the area come 2027, solidly depends on the unity and peace among the party members in the area.
“Unity of purpose is paramount for the task ahead of us, and no matter what, we must unite our people to facilitate victory in 2027,” he added.