President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday jokingly said the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) would ‘abduct’ the Senate Minority Whip, Philip Aduda, from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before 2019 general election.
The president made the comment when he received a delegate to senior government officials from the FCT who came to pay him Sallah homage.
President Buhari who expressed delight at the turnout for the homage, jokingly said that perhaps for the 2019 elections, the ruling APC would try and “abduct” Aduda, who was among his visitors, from the opposition PDP.
Buhari added that Aduda seemed to be enjoying at the Senate so much that “he was putting on weight by the day.”
There have been rumours in the past that the FCT senator is considering joining the APC ahead of the 2019 elections.
Political watchers in the FCT say Aduda decision might have been informed by the heavy loss suffered by their party at the last FCT area council polls held two years ago.
According to the analysts, Aduda is vulnerable politically at the grassroots due to the fact that the council offices are now dominated by APC members.
