- Ndamati Amadi, the chairman of Rivers state Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) about 1,500 of his supporters have decamped from APC to PDP
- Amadi said his decision to decamp to the party with his supporters was based on programmes of Nyesom Wike, the state governor
- Samuel Nwanosik, the spokesman of the PDP in the state, assured them of equal treatment with old members
About 1,500 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state.
The defectors were led by Ndamati Amadi, the chairman of the state Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria lin Port Harcourt, the state capital.
According to a report, Amadi said the good works of Nyesom Wike, the state governor, made him and his supporters decamp to the party.
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Another decampee from the APC, Chuks Amadi also said his decision to decamp to the PDP with his supporters was based on programmes of the Wike’s administration.
Samuel Nwanosik, the spokesman of the PDP in the state, assured them of equal treatment with old members.
According to Nwanosike, the PDP remains the only party that can give them the recognition and attention they deserved.
He said: “The APC has not been able to deliver on its campaign promises to Nigerians so these our brothers said they cannot remain in a place with so much lies so they have come to the PDP. You are welcome.
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“The APC should leave the army alone. It is an institution that should not be politicized.
“That there was panic around schools yesterday over the army is not enough to politicise the situation.’’
Nwanosike also called on the APC to leave the Nigerian Army alone to to their job of providing security for the populace.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that PDP got depleted on Friday, October 6, with the defection of at least 5,000 members to APC.
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Source: Naij.com
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Thursday, 19 October 2017