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20 APC Senators to join PDP – Akpabio - Mhiz Rebecca - 01-27-2017
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to kick
out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from
power in 2019.
The party stated this on Thursday in Abuja during its
expanded caucus meeting, attended by some governors
and other key stakeholders.
Senate
Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who first
spoke, disclosed that about 20 serving senators of the
ruling APC would be joining the PDP in matter of days.
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike
Ekweremadu, said those that defected from PDP to APC
in the South East have no electoral value and that they
were joining the APC for contracts and employment
opportunities.
“For my brothers and sisters from the South East who
are defecting from PDP to APC, our people know the
electoral value of each and everyone of us.
“We should allow them get the contract they are looking
for and to get employment they are looking for. At the
appropriate time we will know who is who in the South
East. There is nothing to worry about, we are completely
in control,” Ekweremadu stated.
Two
governors, six deputy governors, as well as members of
the Board of Trustees (BoT) and National Assembly
caucus attended the meeting presided over by Chairman
of the National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed
Makarfi.