 President Mamadou Buhari Monday at State House Abuja received the governors of Cross River and Zamfara State who recently left the People's Democratic Party PDP for the All Progressive Congress, APC. The new APC members, Governors Ben Ayadeh and Bello Matawale, were accompanied to the event by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Party and Governor of Yorba State Me'i Malabuni, Governor Artiku Bagudo of Kirby State, who is Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum and Governor Mohamed Badaru, Abu Bakar of Jigawa State. President Buhari handed the flags of the party to the two governors and raised their hands and congratulated them for leaving their constituencies for another party. Governor Me'i Malabuni said the governors joined the APC in appreciation of the good works and the President was doing for the country and also announced that word local government and state congresses of the state will start from July 31, 2021.