The lawmaker representing Lokoja - Kogi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Shaba Ibrahim, says it will be suicidal for him to defect to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC.
Our Kogi State Correspondent, reports that Hon. Ibrahim made the declaration Saturday November 13, while speaking to newsmen at the Nigeria Union of Journalists' Press Centre in Lokoja, to mark his two - year stewardship as a federal lawmaker.
He stated that he came under attack from the public and members of his party, for visiting Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State.
According to him, his visit to Governor Bello was misconstrued by many individuals in the state, especially some members of his party, adding that it has nothing to do with politics, but the growing insecurity in his constituency.
Hon. Ibrahim, said his visit to Governor Bello, yielded positive result as some vehicles were distributed to security agencies to fight insecurity in his constituency and not an attempt to defect to the ruling party.
When asked if he intends to defect to ruling All Progressive Congress, APC following his purported romance with Gov. Bello, the federal lawmaker responded:" I have been confronted by this monstrous question right from the day I was inaugurated. I got calls from people I don't know. I received an anonymous text message which read thus' Barrister Shaba, you cannot afford to loose the respect for those who look up to you for political survival'.
"That anonymous text message touched me, I must confess. I have been pressured from Abuja and many more to join the APC. I could come up with many excuses to join the APC, because I will be in corridor of governance both at the local and federal level.
"With that text from that anonymous person, I concluded that it is better to be on the path of truth. Looking at it holistically and my contract with the people, this be total betrayal if I defect to the APC. There won't be any single reason known to me for now to embark on such a suicidal decision to defect to APC. I choose my friends and I choose them carefully. The life i am living is out of choice and not want. I believe when you grow sight, let it reflect on your giving and not appreciation".
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