Ben Ayade has dumped PDP for APC.
Newsone reports that Cross River Governor Ben Ayade on Thursday, May 20, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the nation’s ruling party.
This online news platform understands that Ben Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House in Calabar, the Cross River.
The State Governors who visited Ayade include governors of Kebbi, Imo, Yobe, Plateau, Jigawa and Ekiti State.
Newsone reports that the governors were led by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State and chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee.
After joining the APC, Newsone reports that Ben Ayade was has appointed the APC party leader in Cross River State by APC National Caretaker Chairman and Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni.
Meanwhile, Newsone reports that PDP spokesman Kola Ologbodiyan had earlier said the APC was embarking on a wild goose chase by going after Ben Ayade.
The PDP spokesman had said the Cross River State Governor as a Committed party member was aware of measures put in place by the leadership of the PDP, the Governor Aminu Tambuwual-led PDP Governors Forum and the Senator Bukola Saraki-led Reconciliation and Strategy Committee to make him comfortable within the party’s fold.
Ologbondiyan said, “The APC Governors, as usual, went to Cross River as part of their jamboree. How can a party which has failed to hold congresses and a convention for over one year attract a committed PDP member who is at home with a structured party?
“The APC should be made aware that Governor Ayade has assured our party of his unalloyed loyalty.”
Watch the moment Ben Ayade joined APC below…
Chairman APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala Buni has received the Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade who joined the APC from @OfficialPDPNig. Governor Buni declared Prof. Ayade party leader in Cross River State. pic.twitter.com/vyZSwa9Nf4
— APC Nigeria (@OfficialAPCNg) May 20, 2021
