A warm welcome into the ruling All Progressive Party was on Wednesday given to the former National Financial Secretary of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Bolaji Anani and his loyalities by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the former National Financial Secretary of the

President Buhari received the defectors at the All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Rally inside the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar.

While receiving them, Buhari said that his administration would continue to fight corruption and improve the country’s economy.

Promised to assist farmers across the country with soft loans to aid them improve their productivity.

“I want to assure you that after I have been sworn in, I will visit Cross River again to interact with the people,‘’ he said.

On the other hand, Mr Admas Oshiomhole, APC National Chairmansaid that Buhari deserves a second term in view of his giant strides in office.

The National chairman faulted ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo for presiding over the ceding of the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, adding that this had brought hardship on the people of Bakassi.

“Former President Obasanjo ceded Bakassi to Cameroon because he wanted to get a Nobel Peace Prize. But unfortunately for him, such prizes are not given to traitors.

“He ceded Bakassi and made residents in that area to become refugees in their homeland,’’ he said.

The APC governorship candidate in the state, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, romised President Buhari of bloc votes from Cross River on February 16.

While assuring that the broom revolution that started in 2015 would emerge victorious in 2019.

Mr John Ochalla, Acting Chairman of APC in the state, told the President that the massive turn out at the stadium revealed the strength of the APC in the state and their readiness to vote for him at the forth coming election.

“Mr President, I wish to bring to your notice that investors have been chased away in Cross River over multiple taxations by the PDP government.

“The Super Highway and Deep Sea Port projects are a monumental failure as both are still at groundbreaking level with nothing to show for three years after,’’ he said.

Ochalla said that the hunger for a change of leadership in the state was loud, adding that APC will claim Cross River in 2019.