Senate President Akpabio states he was in the "wrong party" with PDP, found political home in APC

Akpabio made these comments during the inauguration of access roads for the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates in Karsana District, Federal Capital Territory, an event marking President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary in office. He responded to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who had praised Akpabio's performance during his PDP tenure, by urging the APC National Working Committee to disregard such remarks, clarifying that they pertained to a period before the APC's formation. Akpabio explained that as a "progressive-minded person," he belonged to a "progressive family," and thus joined the APC when it was founded in 2014, after serving over seven years as Akwa Ibom State governor.

He further characterized the PDP as fragmented, acknowledging Wike as the "national leader of the winning faction" of the opposition party. Akpabio also recalled Wike's visit to Akwa Ibom during his governorship, where Wike expressed a desire to "perform miracles" in Rivers State, a promise Akpabio noted Wike fulfilled as Rivers governor. These statements follow Akpabio's recent criticism of the PDP, where he expressed surprise at its continued existence and urged Wike to let it "die."