The new caretaker committee responsible for the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted reports linking the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to the defection of 27 members of the House of Assembly to the APC.
Earlier reports had indicated that 27 out of 32 lawmakers in Rivers State defected from the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition APC.JAMB Portal
The Secretary of the APC caretaker committee, Eric Nwibani, denied the claims in an exclusive phone interview and stated that there was no truth to the viral reports connecting Nyesom Wike to the defection.informationguidenigeria
Nwibani also emphasized that while they welcomed the defection, attributing it to the former governor of Rivers State was baseless speculation.NYSC Portal
He said, “That is speculation. There is no truth in it and the persons who defected are still alive and can speak for themselves. Every political party is interested in numbers. You see it reflected in the defection of the Rivers House of Assembly. I am talking about 27 of them.
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“If the remaining four lawmakers can come and join us, we will be very happy. We also want members of the other political parties to join us to make Rivers State better than it is today under the PDP. As I said earlier, politics is a game of numbers. We are interested in as many persons that want to join the party. We will welcome everybody.”
The acting Spokesman for Rivers APC committee, Chibuike Ikenga, also shared the sentiment of the secretary, saying the recent development was a reflection of their efforts in trying to rebuild the party after the dissolution of the former excos.JAMB Result
“It is a welcome development. We are happy that our ranks are being swollen by this movement. You will recall we said our doors are open to attract more purposeful and stronger elements who will help us rebuild the party ahead of the election.
“We have consulted and engaged a lot of people. With this defection, we have just started reaping the fruits,” Ikenga said.
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