The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has congratulated former Bayelsa East Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, on his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
PUNCH Online earlier reported that Murray-Bruce announced his resignation from the PDP and subsequent move to the APC in a statement he personally signed and shared on his social media pages on Wednesday.
In the statement, Murray-Bruce commended President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, applauding his “deep understanding of finance” and commitment to a free-market economy.
The former lawmaker and media executive expressed confidence in the President’s ongoing economic reforms, describing them as “the foundation for Nigeria’s future prosperity.”
Murray-Bruce also praised the administration’s efforts in tackling insecurity, noting that the appointment of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, had strengthened the country’s security architecture, with threats being “quietly and systematically dismantled.”
Reacting to the development in a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Keyamo welcomed the former senator to the ruling party.
The minister described Murray-Bruce as a man known for his forthrightness and outspokenness, qualities he said made the APC a natural home for the former lawmaker.
He wrote, “My dear elder brother @benmurraybruce, I want to specially welcome you to the progressive family. Your antecedents of forthrightness, outspokenness and altruism make the APC a natural home for you.
“As of today, you are automatically a co-owner of the house in your state, not a back-bencher. That is the tradition in our party, and that is how warmly we welcome everyone. Take a bow for this courageous decision, my big brother!”
