PDP says it will reclaim Cross River state

- The People Democratic Party has faulted the defection of Governor Ben Ayade to the All Progressives Congress

- The national chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, has insisted Cross River state remains a PDP state despite Ayade’s defection

- The opposition party has continued to criticise the policies of the Buhari administration, including the recent Twitter ban

The national chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has issued a quit notice to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state.

Vanguard newspaper reported that Secondus on Monday, June 14, told Ayade to start packing his load from the government house.

The PDP chairman made the statement during the official inauguration of the caretaker committee and unveiling of the new party-state secretariat (annex) in Calabar.

He said Ayade must be regretting his decision to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Secondus said: "This is a quit notice to gov Ayade, he should begin to pack his load and we also know that he is regretting joining the APC because more governor’s are joining the 14 PDP governors from the ruling APC."