There appears to be
a crack in the ranks of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State
as the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr. Tele Ikuru announced his
defection from APC to the Peoples Democratic Party today. Mr. Ikuru,
who has worked with Mr. Rotimi Amaechi for about
eight years may be received by President Goodluck Jonathan at a PDP
stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt tomorrow. The news of Mr. Ikuru’s defection is coming barely six days to the presidential election.
Mr Ikuru had in a statement in Port Harcourt on Sunday described the APC as party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists clothed in robes of pretense and deceit. The deputy governor was said to have been in a battle of supremacy with the state APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ikanya, who is from the same Andoni Local Government Area with him. Ikuru was said to have gone to Andoni to conclude his movement from the ruling party to the PDP, even as APC camp in the state remained shocked over the development.
When asked what was responsible for the deputy governor's sudden departure from the party, it was reported that a source in Government House said the governor had no problem with his deputy. The source further added that the political influence of the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Uche Secondus, could not be ruled out as the major reason why the deputy governor left the party.
Ikuru added in his statement on Sunday that if it could be recall in December 2013, out of extreme loyalty to his boss and friend, he joined the APC, along with other then disillusioned Rivers people and ever since, as the true nature and motives of APC are unveiled, he has continued to twist and turn in extreme mental and emotional agony. He further stated that the more he struggled to belong, the more the Rivers man in him rejects the APC. He was quoted as saying, “After carefully studying, interacting and analyzing the leadership of the party, I have come to the sad conclusion that the APC is a party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists, clothed in robes of pretence and deceit. APC is a party founded on deception and it thrives on unholy propaganda and falsehood"
I can only wish that the April 11 elections in Rivers state goes free, fair and credible, as the political system is just way too overheated.
Adapted from Chukwudi Akasike's article in Punch
Mr Ikuru had in a statement in Port Harcourt on Sunday described the APC as party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists clothed in robes of pretense and deceit. The deputy governor was said to have been in a battle of supremacy with the state APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ikanya, who is from the same Andoni Local Government Area with him. Ikuru was said to have gone to Andoni to conclude his movement from the ruling party to the PDP, even as APC camp in the state remained shocked over the development.
When asked what was responsible for the deputy governor's sudden departure from the party, it was reported that a source in Government House said the governor had no problem with his deputy. The source further added that the political influence of the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Uche Secondus, could not be ruled out as the major reason why the deputy governor left the party.
Ikuru added in his statement on Sunday that if it could be recall in December 2013, out of extreme loyalty to his boss and friend, he joined the APC, along with other then disillusioned Rivers people and ever since, as the true nature and motives of APC are unveiled, he has continued to twist and turn in extreme mental and emotional agony. He further stated that the more he struggled to belong, the more the Rivers man in him rejects the APC. He was quoted as saying, “After carefully studying, interacting and analyzing the leadership of the party, I have come to the sad conclusion that the APC is a party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists, clothed in robes of pretence and deceit. APC is a party founded on deception and it thrives on unholy propaganda and falsehood"
I can only wish that the April 11 elections in Rivers state goes free, fair and credible, as the political system is just way too overheated.
Adapted from Chukwudi Akasike's article in Punch
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