A former Minister of Information, during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Labaran Maku, on Saturday, returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State.
Maku, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2019 governorship election, was also the national secretary of APGA.
He spoke on his commitment to the party before his defection to APGA following dissatisfaction with the outcome of the 2015 governorship primary of the PDP, adding that he could not justify his leaving the party.
Maku then announced his governorship ambition, and promised to accept the outcome of the party’s primary election.
He also said he would work with whoever picked the party’s ticket, adding that the state had suffered from “bad governance, poor performance and total neglect in the last 12 years”.
“We are on a rescue mission under PDP,’’ he said.
In his remarks, Francis Orogu, PDP chairman in Nasarawa, expressed joy at Maku’s return, and said the leadership of the party had been working since 2019 to bring him back to the party.
While assuring party members that a level-playing ground would be provided for all aspirants, Orogu commended Maku for “speaking truth to power”.
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