No fewer than 90 members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, have decamped to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The former PDP members, including youths and women, were received into the APC by Senator Magnus Abe.
The former PDP members, including youths and women, were received into the APC by Senator Magnus Abe.
Senator Abe, who was in Afam, headquarters of Oyigbo council in continuation of his empowerment initiative, assured that they would not regret their decision, adding that they would be carried along. He described APC as the party to beat.
He said that the leader of the party in the state, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, was not fighting for himself, but for the betterment of the state and called on the people to continue to support the governor.
“Our leader, Amaechi, is clear on what we want for Rivers State. He is not fighting for himself, he is fighting because of us, so that our state will be better. We made him governor and nobody can stay anywhere and dictate to Rivers people. If they want anything, they should talk to him,” he said.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) assured the over 90 persons who defected to APC that they were now major stakeholders in the party and urged those who have not officially registered with the party to do so in order to strengthen their participation in party activities.
“That thing that you have seen is what we saw and we left that place (PDP). In this business, every human being is valuable, that is why we are receiving you with open arms.”
Earlier, leader of the decampees, Mr. Chukwu Umeh, said they dumped the PDP because the party was not the right vehicle that will take them to the Promised land.
