The Peoples Democratic Party has suffered
a massive loss as Chief Otu Ita Otoyo, a
former chairman of the PDP in Akwa Ibom
state, defected to the All Progressives
Congress (APC).

Vanguard reports that the ex-chairman defected
alongside a former senator, Aloysius Etok, and a
former member of the House of Representatives, Eseme Eyiboh.

The decampees including the ex-chairman of
Ibesikpo Asutan local government area and
many others were received into the party at a
prayer summit and reception held in honour of
Obong Umana Umana, the APC candidate, in
the last governorship election

Speaking about their decision to join the APC,
the decampees explained that the PDP was no
longer the party they once believed in. They
lamented that the PDP has been hijacked by a
few people.

Otoyo strongly criticized the PDP for deviating
from the ideals upon which the party was
founded. According to him, it was that deviation
that made Akwa Ibom people seek change.

“We brought change to Akwa Ibom in 2007, but
that change has been hijacked by a few people
for themselves. I screamed but nobody listened,
today, Akwa Ibom people have decided for
change and as such have moved to a new
party,” he said.

Also speaking, a two-term senator, Aloysius
Etok, expressed gratitude to Umana Umana for
“championing the struggle to liberate the state”.
He further expressed assurance that the APC
would redeem the state and reposition it to
acheive unfulfilled potentials.

Eseme Eyibo, a former spokesperson of the
House of Representatives, noted that he was
joining the APC, to “take part in the struggle to
rescue the state and its people”.

Receiving the decampees into the party, Chief
Elias Eta, the South-South national vice
chairman of the APC, stressed that they would
defend every vote cast by the party in Akwa
Ibom.

Recalling that the last governorship election was
marred by violence, Eta called on the people not
to be intimidated by the PDP and expresses
assurance that security agents and thugs would
not be allowed to disrupt the forthcoming
rerun.

“The former governor, Godswill Akpabio has
done a lot of things and he will be made to
account for them. All those who are working
against good governance will not be allowed to
succeed,” he added.

In his speech, Umana Umana commended the
decampees for their courage, and stressed that
with their support and that of Akwa Ibom
electorate, they would reclaim “their stolen
mandate”.

“The God of justice and blood of innocent voters
killed during the the past election will see the
party to victory”.

“The victories at both the tribunal and Appeal
Court are not just for me as a person. They are
for the people. You have proven that no weapon
or amount of money can break you. The battle
is between freedom and slavery and this event
has shown that the people have chosen
freedom,” he said.

A few days ago, the PDP suffered another
setback as a former minister of information,
and governor of the old Anambra state, Chief
Jim Nwobodo, defected to the ruling APC.




https://www.naij.com/691217-pdp-suffers-another-setback-ex-chairman-senator-defect-apc.html


Cc: Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy.

Cc: Modath, Midolian: and it keeps getting worse.
Where is FreeGlobe sef??

They should take it easy naw, if they all defect who will remain in pdp? Is it only fani kayode & Fayose they want to leave there because i knw GEJ will also defect to APC soon

Lolz . . . . . AKS will show Chief Otoyo he is inconsequential by convincingly routing the APC in the rerun . . . .Shameless men looking for campaign largesse to wack . . . . .

This is not a good news actually.
It means there's no more opposition.

time to separate the chaff from the wheat

omenka:
Cc: Modath, Midolian: and it keeps getting worse.

Where is FreeGlobe sef??

It boils down to having no primary sources of income bar proceeds of political jobbiong!!

Naija politicians abandon their day Jobs soon as the first alert from political association hits, so gives birth to the vicious circle!!

They can't do an honest day labour anymore!

jmaine:
Lolz . . . . . AKS will show Chief Otoyo he is inconsequential by convincingly routing the APC in the rerun . . . .Shameless men looking for campaign largesse to wack . . . . .

You know no one is gonna get anything to wack, not even the pill of yams.

I'm against the mad rush of PDP members joining the APC but will not get mad at seeing the ranks of PDP depleted. I hope to see a better opposition like APGA arise. Now they have two governors (one in waiting). They could start from there.

ACN started with only one governor after they were destroyed in 2003 (BAT), went on to claim more states in 2007 and '11. look where they are today after the merger- right in Aso Rock!

We need an opposition, but certainly not one represented by PDP.

Migration of rotten eggs has begun in PDP

Just as if January transfer window don open for nigerian politics.

APC is forming galacticos!

omenka:
You know no one is gonna get anything to wack, not even the pill of yams.

I'm against the mad rush of PDP members joining the APC but will not get mad at seeing the ranks of PDP depleted. I hope to see a better opposition like APGA arise. Now they have two governors (one in waiting). They could start from there.

ACN started with only one governor after they were destroyed in 2003 (BAT), went on to claim more states in 2007 and '11. look where they are today after the merger- right in Aso Rock!

We need an opposition, but certainly not one represented by PDP.

The PDP is the only viable opposition in Nigeria, this alone invalidates your last statement. Until I see strong men like Don Duke et al., joining APC, then I might begin to say that indeed the PDP is gone . . . .


P:S ===> Campaign money must flow, don't be deceived . . . . . . . AKS is a lucrative state to take over and it needs serious effort in terms of campaign cash to deliver. . . . . .

This is why I like igbos they always take any opportunity as a business venture.
[b][/b]we have only permanent interest but temporary enemy.

The laziness to play opposition keeps spreading. I don't know why my intuitions suggests, that these recent jumping of ships by PDP chieftains, could be part of a clandestine ploy to cause disarray within the APC. What I also cannot get the hang of, is, why the APC keeps stretching its arms wide for this people to come in.

Faremisodeeq:
This is why I like igbos they always take any opportunity as a business venture.
[b][/b]we have only permanent interest but temporary enemy.

What has the Igbos got to do with this thread ?. . . . .

jmaine:


The PDP is the only viable opposition in Nigeria, this alone invalidates your last statement. Until I see strong men like Don Duke et al., joining APC, then I might begin to say that indeed the PDP is gone . . . .


P:S ===> Campaign money was flow, don't be deceived . . . . . . . AKS is a lucrative state to take over and it needs serious effort in terms of campaign cash to deliver. . . . . .

And you think PDP wouldn't dispense that cash to retain such a lucrative state Whatever it is that is chasing them from the party, I have no idea, but I don't think it is the need to "chop campaign money".

APC is made up of PDP expired products, yet dem zombies have d audacity to say PDP destroyed nigeria. yeye dey smell.

omenka:
And you think PDP wouldn't dispense that cash to retain such a lucrative state Whatever it is that is chasing them from the party, I have no idea, but I don't think it is the need to "chop campaign money".

The APC is now at the center which means more cash available to be dispensed . . . . . The APC desperately needs AKS which means more slush funds to conquer the PDP stronghold . . . . . . .

Money and security in a ruling party is the reason here. . . . .

Im beginning to believe abduljabbar4 o. By 2019 only the likes of kodded and opiaku will remain

jmaine:


The APC is now at the center which means more cash available to be dispensed . . . . . The APC desperately needs AKS which means more slush funds to conquer the PDP stronghold . . . . . . .

Money and security in a ruling party is the reason here. . . . .

As new entrants into the party, I pretty much doubt the old guards would wanna allow them that sort of access to "slush funds" (if such can exist under Buhari) when other loyal party members who've worked tirelessly over the years are relegated in the scheme of things.

This is a period where even fathers become suspicious of the activities of their sons. What makes you think the APC party hierarchy would trust these decampees so much as to enable them with such funds?? For what its worth, they just might be moles infiltrating the ruling party (opposition in AKS), trying to decimate it from the inside. Remember after Jo's defeat, several allegations were made of party "loyalists" who collected funds from the party to work for the opposition.

omenka:
As new entrants into the party, I pretty much doubt the old guards would wanna allow them that sort of access to "slush funds" (if such can exist under Buhari) when other loyal party members who've worked tirelessly over the years are relegated in the scheme of things.

This is a period where even fathers become suspicious of the activities of their sons. What makes you think the APC party hierarchy would trust these decampees so much as to enable them with such funds?? For what its worth, they just might be moles infiltrating the ruling party (opposition in AKS), trying to decimate it from the inside. Remember after Jo's defeat, several allegations were made of party "loyalists" who collected funds from the party to work for the opposition.

You made a lot of sense bruv . . . . Well this is Nigeria, Anything is possible . . . . . With Akpabio around, It will take a miracle for Umana to upstage the brutal generalissimo of AKS politics . . . . . . .

APC should mourn rather than rejoice

jmaine:


You made a lot of sense bruv . . . . Well this is Nigeria, Anything is possible . . . . . With Akpabio around, It will take a miracle for Umana to upstage the brutal generalissimo of AKS politics . . . . . . .

Well, let's see how things unfold. In the end, the choice of who occupies the government house lies with the people of AKS.

I hope we see a smooth and credible election.

And So?

This guy's literally celebrating this as if it has any bearing on his life!

Abeg don't go all lie Mohammed on your neighbourhood oo cos we'll have agents on standby ready to pull the corn from the hole down under whenever you are spotted at the market square!

Tomakint, ShowYourCertificate and all security conscious folk should take note!

omenka:
Well, let's see how things unfold. In the end, the choice of who occupies the government house lies with the people of AKS.

I hope we see a smooth and credible election.

It is sure going to be bloody . . . .Both parties will engage in a show of brutality . . . .I pray my predictions are wrong. Amen . . . .

omenka:
Cc: Modath, Midolian: and it keeps getting worse.

Where is FreeGlobe sef??

omenka stop having premature ejaculation over this news cos it doesnt add up at all.
u r not from akwaibom, am sure u havnt bin thr before so dont make few decampees raise ur dead bloc.
alloysius is dead politically, he won his second term as senator becos akpabio personally campaigned n begged voters to vote pdp not even him!
someone that lost a recent akwaibom state football association election to a nobody, u know that he is finish!
otu ita toyo decamped since, my frnd said he sold his house to one biznez mogul n d state to finance umana's ambition!
go back n do some research abt him, then u ask are these the kind of people u wish for this state.
all the same pdp is prepared, ready n waiting!

Tolexander:
Just as if January transfer window don open for nigerian politics.

APC is forming galacticos!

We never see anything but what I believe is that Jim Nwobodo will be use to count scores.What we will hear is that APC chieftain been jailed and APC will use that to score cheap political point.My opinion though.

PRYCE:
And So?

This guy's literally celebrating this as if it has any bearing on his life!

Abeg don't go all lie Mohammed on your neighbourhood oo cos we'll have agents on standby ready to pull the corn from the hole down under whenever you are spotted at the market square!

Tomakint, ShowYourCertificate and all security conscious folk should take note!

Noted bro

Otu ita toyo,former pdp chairman who wanted to pocket akpabio-failed politician.
Aloysius etok,former dumb senator who never raised any bill and was replaced by akpabio-failed politician.
Eseme eyibo,former member house of rep,very stingy and his people had no choice than to vote him out when he couldn't attract any project back home-failed politician.

Apc is just a dumping ground for failed politician that spoilt PDP