RIVERS PDP: Serious Tension as Governor Wike, Gradually Loses PDP Members to APC in Rivers ... See Full Details of Decampees
The recent Appeal Court’s nullification
of Governor Nyesom Wike’s election, as well as that of the 15 members of the
National Assembly and 22 seats of the State House of Assembly in Rivers State,
is beginning to take its toll on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the
state.
DAILY POST gathered that key members of
the PDP and known supporters of Governor Nyesom have started depleting in
numbers.
It was learnt that as a result of the
court judgments that went in favour of the APC, the recent appointment of
former Governor Rotimi Amaechi as Minister and his ex-aide, Ibim Semenitari as
the Acting Head of the NDDC among others, members of the PDP are beginning to
pitch tent with the APC in the state.
Recently, a frontline governorship
candidate of the PDP in the last election from the Kalabari region of the
state, Dr. Bekinbo Soberekon, was reportedly sighted at the state secretariat
of the APC to register and obtain a membership card of the party.
The APC is currently registering and
re-validating the status of its members in Rivers State.
Also, one Matthew Aleru, a strong
leader of the PDP in Ikwerre local government area, former Commissioner under
Governor Peter Odili and former managing Director of the Niger Delta
Development Basin Authority has joined the APC.
In the same vein, Igochukwu Dim, who
ran for the Emohua/Ikwerre federal constituency seat on the platform of the PDP
has moved with his supporters to the APC.
Just yesterday a recent appointee of
Wike, Ndubuisi Nwankwo also held a rally to mark his defection to the APC.
Ndubuisi, who is a stalwart of the PDP from Omuma Local government area of the state was last month sworn-in as member of the Governing Council of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt.
Ndubuisi, who is a stalwart of the PDP from Omuma Local government area of the state was last month sworn-in as member of the Governing Council of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt.
The Omuma PDP leader defected with more
than 80 supporters at a rally attended by the Deputy Governorship candidate of
the APC, Asita Asita.
The defectors gave similar reasons for
their action, stressing that the PDP under Nyesom Wike had no future for the
people of Rivers State.
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