Ayade moved to APC to help Cross River residents ― Deputy Speaker
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Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Joseph Bassey, who has officially defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) following the defection of Governor Ben Ayade claimed the defection was to “help Cross River residents by aligning with the centre”.
Bassey told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Thursday in Calabar that the governor’s move has crumbled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
He said that the governor was moving to the ruling party with all members of the State House of Assembly, Commissioners, elected local council chairmen, councilors, and over 6,000 political appointees in the state.