Morgan1092: Governors who are members of the new All Progressive Congress (APC) party, say they will position and pride themselves as social democrats, with free education astheir leading programme.
The 10 governors, who come from the former All Progressive Grand Alliance, the Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party and the Congress for Progressive Change, met in Abuja today where they rolled outtheir programmes under the yet-to-be registered APC.
There are 11 opposition governors in Nigeria and all of them, except the Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, werepresent.
They are: the Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Edo), (Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Rauf Aregbesola(Osun), Tanko Almakura (Nasarawa), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Ibrahim Geidam (Yobe) and Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara).
Almakura, who spoke on behalf ofthe governors, said that the programme priorities in the new party will be agricultural development, jobs creation, free education, affordable healthcare, infrastructural development, adequate power supply, eradication of poverty and corruption, and rapid technological advancement and industrialisation.

“We shall pride ourselves as socialdemocrats that are committed to organise our society based on thevalues of justice for all and individual freedom where everyone’s basic needs are fulfilled,” he said.
He also announced the formation of Zonal Contact and Mobilisation Committees, which are headed by six of their members.
Almakura himself will head that ofNorth-Central; Fayemi, South-West;Yari, North-West; Okorocha, South-East; Geidam, North-East; and Oshiomhole, South-South.
Also speaking with reporters, Oshiomhole underlined his commitment to the merger. “I amfully convinced about the need forthis merger,” he declared. “There is no question about my conviction and my commitment tothe merger.”
Okorocha also insisted that although there are problems in his party, APGA, the party was committed to the merger.
“Let me say that APGA is in the merger talks. We have our little challenges and we are just trying to sort out about who are the APGA-APGA and who are the APGA-PDP.
“But I can tell you that the APGA-APGA (the real APGA) is already in the merger talks.”
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What of Mimiko's LP? Or is he now in pdp?

donroxy: ACN really sacrificed for this party(APC).... Outa ten Govs,6 come from ACN....wao,wao,wao......thats truly ''PROGRESSIVE''.... Sacrificing Regional agenda for National Agenda.......Also,APGA,CPC,ANPP!!!


Wish APC Goodluck as they re contending with PDP.......let the programmes and challenge role.......the radical it is,the better for Nigerians and Nigeria ''BINGO''!!!

ROSSIKE: The key is what happens after they lose the national election? Will they disband? That's the true measure of their seriousness.

Vado:

What of Mimiko's LP? Or is he now in pdp?

ROSSIKE: The key is what happens after they lose the national election? Will they disband? That's the true measure of their seriousness.

9ja_I_hail:

The above comment justified what we all had been saying concern this kindergarten political mega party, popularly known as (APC)The merge has not taken effect this bigot above has started the usual na me work pass you style. ACN sacrifice more than other parties and so what?

Your mindset is not far from the mindset of your leaders in that nonsensical party call APC.