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Politics of Thursday, 20 May 2021

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BREAKING: Ayade dumps PDP for APC

Governor Ben Ayade Governor Ben Ayade

 • Ayade Dumps PDP For APC

 • Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning

 • Ayade dumps PDP for the ruling party All Progressives Congress

Cross Rivers State Governor Ben Ayade has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC).

Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House.

The governors who visited Ayade include Governors of Kebbi, Imo, Yobe, Plateau, Jigawa, and Ekiti State.

Will recall that Ayade was in a meeting with Some governors in the All Progressives Congress are in Cross River State to persuade Governor Ben Ayade to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to their party.

Some of the governors arrived in Calabar on Wednesday evening ahead of their meeting on Thursday with Governor Ayade.

The APC governors expected at the meeting are Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodima, David Umahi of Ebonyi State, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State among others, according to Government House sources.