Chuks Okocha traces the history and eventual defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River to the All Progressives Congress
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade. last week Thursday finally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He formally declared for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC governors, led by the party’s interim Chairman and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni.
The defection of the governor to the ruling APC was loaded with under currents that is clothed with compliance attitude on both the side of the governor and the PDP as a party.
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Published 23 May 2021
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Indications emerged on Saturday that the inability of the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, to take control of the structure of the Peoples Democratic Party in his state forced him to defect to the All Progressives Congress.
Ayade last Thursday defected from the PDP to the ruling party.
He announced the decision after a closed-door meeting, which lasted over one hour, with six APC governors at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Calabar.
Ben Ayade
After four years of speculations, foot dragging and denials, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, yesterday, formally dumped Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for All Progressives Congress (APC).
Before now, Ayade and his media team had severally vilified newsmen for reporting that he (Ayade) was going to leave the PDP for APC.
His decamping is, therefore, not coming as a surprise to many as his body language, loss of control of the PDP structure in Cross River State to the National Assembly members and other stakeholders and the general loss of favour in the PDP at the national level over time pointed to what might happen.
Governor Ben Ayade
Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade Thursday dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He formally declared for the ruling party at the Cross River State Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office in Calabar after a two-hour meeting with seven APC governors led by the party’s interim chairman and governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni.
Speaking on why he was joining the APC, Ayade highlighted the character attributes of President Muhammadu Buhari and the realisation that Cross River, which has been emasculated economically following the ceding of its oil wells, needed to be in sync with the party at the center, as the main reasons for moving.
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