2,000 APC Members Defect To PDP In Rivers

As the political parties in the country continue to prepare for the 2019 General elections, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has received more members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who have left their former party.
Over 2,000 members of the APC in Egbeda, Emohua Local Government Area defected to the PDP few days after the member of Rivers State House of Assembly representing Tai State Constituency, Hon. MathewDike dumped his former party.
The paramount ruler of the area, Eze C. N. Didia who led the defectors commended Governor Nyesom Wike for bringing peace in the area and Rivers State.
Eze Didia said he was happy with the achievements of Governor Wike and ordered his council of chiefs to join the PDP if they were yet to do so.
The Tide gathered that other members of the community who defected to PDP from the APC include the Coordinator Rivleaf,the vice chairperson of Rivleaf, all ward 14 executives of APC, chairman of All Progressive Forum in Emohua  Local Government Area and Egbeda Progressives Youths amongst others.
The Chief of Staff, Government House Port Harcourt, Engr Emeka Woke who represented Governor Nyesom Wike commissioned two water borehole projects while one million naira was also disbursed to 10 women leaders of the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI) in Emohua Local Government Area.