Three Ex-LGA chairmen, others dump PDP for APC in Akwa Ibom

Three former local government chairmen under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress party (APC).

According to a report on Vanguard, the defectors joined the ruling APC party on Saturday, March 25, along with many other supporters.

Coming on the aegis of the Uyo Elders/Stakeholders Advisory Forum, the defectors included three former local government chairmen, Chief Clement Ekott, Aniekan Ubia and Fidelis Eddie.

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A former State Surveyor-General, Surveyor Okokon Essien, also dump the PDP for APC.

Receiving the defectors, the APC state chairman, Dr. Amadu Attai recalled that the APC started in Uyo.

He declared that APC was on an unstoppable march to the Government House in 2019, while expressing gratitude to the people of the state capital for their steadfast support to the party over the years.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Chief Ekott, who said he had been in politics since 1979, pledged their commitment to the success of APC in Uyo.

Also speaking, Eddie said, with the calibre of the defectors, who he described as the finest crop of Uyo politicians, the APC was certain to win every election in the state capital.

On his part, a former Commissioner for Economic Development and APC leader in Uyo, Dr. Chris Ekong, commended the defectors for taking the bold step to join the moving train of change.

Tracing the political history of Uyo, he reasoned that the state capital with its nearly 200,000 votes was the deciding area in governorship elections in the state.

Source: Legit.ng