The recent Appeal Court’s nullification of Governor Nyesom Wike’s election, as well as that of the 15 members of the National Assembly and 22 seats of the State House of Assembly in Rivers State, is beginning to take its toll on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.
DAILY POST gathered that key members of the PDP and known supporters of Governor Nyesom have started depleting in numbers.
It was learnt that as a result of the court judgments that went in favour of the APC, the recent appointment of former Governor Rotimi Amaechi as Minister and his ex-aide, Ibim Semenitari as the Acting Head of the NDDC among others, members of the PDP are beginning to pitch tent with the APC in the state.
Recently, a frontline governorship candidate of the PDP in the last election from the Kalabari region of the state, Dr. Bekinbo Soberekon, was reportedly sighted at the state secretariat of the APC to register and obtain a membership card of the party.
The APC is currently registering and re-validating the status of its members in Rivers State.
Also, one Matthew Aleru, a strong leader of the PDP in Ikwerre local government area, former Commissioner under Governor Peter Odili and former managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Basin Authority has joined the APC.
In the same vein, Igochukwu Dim, who ran for the Emohua/Ikwerre federal constituency seat on the platform of the PDP has moved with his supporters to the APC.
Just yesterday a recent appointee of Wike, Ndubuisi Nwankwo also held a rally to mark his defection to the APC. Ndubuisi, who is a stalwart of the PDP from Omuma Local government area of the state was last month sworn-in as member of the Governing Council of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt.
The Omuma PDP leader defected with more than 80 supporters at a rally attended by the Deputy Governorship candidate of the APC, Asita Asita.
The defectors gave similar reasons for their action, stressing that the PDP under Nyesom Wike had no future for the people of Rivers State.
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