Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has asked members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to consider joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, before they die.
The Vice President jokingly made the comment at a dinner to mark the 80th birthday celebration of former National Chairman of the APC, John Odigie-Oyegun.
Osinbajo, however, told a story of an American Republican senator who told his bewildered family on his dying bed that he wants to cross over to the Democrat.
“Let me tell a story of politician who was a long time life Republican politician in the US.
“He was lying down on a sick bed and was about to die, he said, ‘I want to change my party, I want to become a Democrat so that tomorrow it will be announced that a Democrat died not a Republican.’
“You can see that we politicians very faithful and very loyal indeed. I can only ask our friends in PDP also to ensure that they cross over before they die! It is time for them to cross over,” he said jokingly.
He described Chief Oyegun as a loyal party man, an excellent role model and leader who has always been his own man, charting his own course, sometimes, making some real troubles.
“He always sound like a fine, well read and well spoken gentleman driven into politics by some rascals. But indeed, he is a consummate politician and an astute strategist.
“People like Chief Oyegun has shown that politicians can be loyal and distinguished men and women and it makes us proud to belong to this company of credible human beings. Despite what people say, we are often more loyal than some other people,” Osinbajo stated.
The National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole also attended the event, while the secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha represented President Muhammadu Buhari.
Governors Godwin Obaseki of Edo, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Simon Lalong of Plateau, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano and Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa states also attended the event.
