Ahead of the governorship election in Bayelsa State,
no fewer than 1,000 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state
have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The defecting members, comprising 800 delegates at
the APC governorship primary election held on August 22 and August 29 declared
for the PDP at a ceremony which took place at Peace Park, Yenagoa.
The defectors were led into the Peace Park venue by
two prominent members of the APC, Senator John Brambaifa and Mr. Alex
Ekiotenne.
They were received at the venue by Governor Seriake
Dickson; Deputy National Chairman, PDP, South-South, Mr. Cairo Ojuigbo; Acting
State Chairman, PDP, Mr. Serena Dokubo-Spiff; Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Rear
Admiral John Jonah (retd.), among other PDP leaders.
Addressing the defectors, Dickson commended
Brambaifa and Ekiotenne for returning to the PDP fold which they left about
five months ago.
Dickson said, “We are happy that Brambaifa and
Ekiotenne are back to the PDP. They have been prominent strategists for the
PDP. Our government, Bayelsa PDP and Bayelsans are happy that we are now
complete.
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