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A chieftain of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday while speaking with political correspondents on the defection of Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and Attahiru Bafarawa from APC to PDP said that those who defected from the APC or joined it had rights to do so.
"Anyone can defect from a party if its doctrine is no longer acceptable to him.
"We cannot shackle them. We lost some members and we have also gained many," he said.
On Atiku's defection, Tinubu said the APC was an all-embracing party and could not stop anyone from joining its fold.
"Atiku is my friend and brother. We had our disagreements but it is wrong to allow personal disagreements to becloud one's sense of judgement.
"If you realise that you have taken a wrong step, you can reverse. There is no prejudice against his returning.
"Atiku has learnt from history and he is back."
According to him, in judging a man, there is need to look at his antecedents.
"Although Atiku was to be picked as running mate to late Chief MKO Abiola under the SDP, he was later dropped but he did not did leave.
"He stayed to work to make sure Abiola won. You cannot erase that part of his behaviour as you evaluate the present," Tinubu said.
"Anyone can defect from a party if its doctrine is no longer acceptable to him.
"We cannot shackle them. We lost some members and we have also gained many," he said.
On Atiku's defection, Tinubu said the APC was an all-embracing party and could not stop anyone from joining its fold.
"Atiku is my friend and brother. We had our disagreements but it is wrong to allow personal disagreements to becloud one's sense of judgement.
"If you realise that you have taken a wrong step, you can reverse. There is no prejudice against his returning.
"Atiku has learnt from history and he is back."
According to him, in judging a man, there is need to look at his antecedents.
"Although Atiku was to be picked as running mate to late Chief MKO Abiola under the SDP, he was later dropped but he did not did leave.
"He stayed to work to make sure Abiola won. You cannot erase that part of his behaviour as you evaluate the present," Tinubu said.
