2023: Bad News Hit Tinubu as APC Members Dump Ruling Party in Top South South State, Vow to Work for Atiku
- Some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ogu/Bolo LGA in Rivers state have decided to forge ahead
- This is fast the APC members dumpled the ruling party and defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party
- In fact, the defectors who were received by the chairman of the local government, Hon. Vincent Nemieboka has vowed to work for the opposition party and its flagbearer in the forthcoming elections
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The wave of the defection of members of the All Progressive Congress in Ogu/Bolo to the People's Democratic Party is still gaining momentum as more people today dumped the party to pledge their loyalty to PDP.
Speaking to the defectors, Hon. Vincent Nemieboka, Executive Chairman Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, welcomed them to the party, he assured them that they would be fully integrated into the party, Rivers Mirror reported.
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APC members and other defectors would be introduced soon, the chairman assures
He said everyone that defected from APC and other political parties into the PDP would soon be introduced to other PDP members and they would be handed over to the ward leaders.
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Introducing the defectors to the Executive Chairman of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area at his office in Ogu, Hon Tamunosiki Tiene, who was the immediate past Chairman of APC Ogu/Bolo LGA but defected to the PDP, said the defectors are from ward 11, Wakama Community.
The door is always open, Hon Tamunosiki Tiene tells defectors
He said the defectors came to him indicating their interest to join the PDP because they are fed up with anomalies in the APC and he told them the door is always opened because the umbrella is large enough to cover everyone.
Hon. Tamunosiki Tiene said they are tired of holding the broom and would want to take shelter under the umbrella because they have already lost interest in the APC.
The real reason why we left APC, defectors open up
Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Mr. Fyneface Wakama, said they are pleased with what is happening in PDP that is why they have crossed over to support and be part of what is happening.
He said they are representing a host of others who are ready to start working for the PDP in order to achieve success in the future.
The chairman PDP Ogu/Bolo, Mr Marcus Thompson, warmly welcomed the defectors into the party assuring them that they would be treated as one.
2023 elections: APC, PDP crisis gets messier as strong chieftains issue fresh threats
As the electioneering campaigns for the 2023 elections commenced nationwide, more controversies resulting from internal wrangling have emerged among the leading All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Recall that both APC and PDP have been able to manage their differences and had been engaging stakeholders in meetings in order to resolve their internal crisis, but efforts seem not to be yielding as positive results as expected.
The bone of contention with the PDP is Wike's grievances over the way he was treated by the party and its presidential candidate during and after the primaries of the main opposition party.
PDP suffers heavy loss as 7,000 supporters defect to APC in Sokoto state
Meanwhile, in Sokoto state, about 7,000 PDP supporters recently defected to the APC ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The defectors alleged that the PDP had failed in all sectors of development.
Legit.ng gathers that the mass defection was disclosed in a statement released by Bashar Abubakar, a media aide to Senator Aliyu Wamakko, on Friday, September 16.
Source: Legit.ng
