BREAKING: Ayade dumps PDP gives reasons for joining APC

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has dumped the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday and also gives reason for joining the All Progressives Congress, APC.

According to him, the governor’s decision was informed by the attributes of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Moreso,  Ayade stated that, the need for Cross River State, which he said had been emasculated economically following the ceding of its oil wells, to be in sync with the ruling party at the centre, as another reason for dumping the PDP, which first made him a senator and two-term governor of the state.

Governor Ayade 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.

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Justifying the move, the governor alluded to what he called the “commitment nationalistic disposition” of President Buhari to Nigeria.

“Having seen and known the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and his commitment to this country, his nationalistic disposition and all the efforts he has made to bring Nigeria to where we are today, it is obvious that at this point we needed to join hands with him to build a Nigeria that we can be proud of”, Ayade said.

“We need all governors to recognize that it is not the party that matters. It is a character, it is an honour, it is the commitment to the vision of this great nation. As a team, we all need to work ahead of the president by working towards building a prosperous country that the succession worries of 2023 will come without the fears and worries the international community has for us.

“I believe that if every one of us as governor joins hands with Mr President, I think we can sit on the same dining table and fashion out a way to govern this country”, Ayade admonished.