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The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked a former factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff, who has expressed his desire to join the ruling party in Abuja, to do so at his ward.
Sheriff had planned to storm the national headquarters of the party in Abuja by noon on Thursday with his supporters, to ceremoniously obtain his membership form.
But the ruling party in statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said new members, including the former Borno State governor, are supposed to join at the ward level.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to reports in some sections of the media that the former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress today at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.
“While we are aware of such intentions, we wish to restate our earlier position that anyone who wants to join the Party should do so at the ward level.
“We are happy to welcome new members to our party, but membership cards are not issued at the Party National Secretariat.”