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The embattled leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has rejected the 27 of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who months ago openly announced their defection to the party.

The 27 lawmakers, led by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, were elected to the House on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before openly announcing their defection to APC owing to a cold war between state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his erstwhile political godfather, Nyesom Wike.

Chairman of the caretaker committee of the party in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, who disclosed this on Monday, declared that the pro-Wike lawmakers were not of the APC..Okocha spoke while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

He said: “At some point I don’t get it; the House of Assembly have said over and over again that they are not of the All Progressives Congress and I confirm to you that they are not. What we are doing with them is to woo them to come and us because we discovered that they were having their own internal crisis in their party.

“I am speaking to you in all authority that they never defected to the All Progressives Congress. There is no record. At least, I am in charge; it would have been joy for me that they came over. They didn’t.”

He stated that with the outcome of the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State, the party was poised towards taking over Rivers and Delta States in 2027, adding that at the fullness of time, APC will control all the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone.

Okocha added: “I will begin by thanking God Almighty who made it possible for all our endeavours in Edo State to come to . We are grateful to Mr. President and every other person who made sure that our party won the Edo governorship election.

“We are sure we are going to replicate what happened in Edo I’m Rivers and Delta States in 2027. At the fullness of time, the South-South Zone will have governors from the All Progressives Congress (APC).”

The APC caretaker committee chairman described the scheduled October 5, 2024 local government election in the state as an attempt to disrespect and disregard the Courts and laws of the land, pointing out that the party was in court to stop the election.

Okocha, who is also the Rivers State representative in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), said the atmosphere in the state does not suggest that the local government election will hold as scheduled. He said: “The proposed local government election is another attempt to disrespect, disregard the Courts and laws of the land. The matter is before the Court and we are in Court.

“The environment in the state does not show that there will be any local government election in the state in the next one week. The governor should stop deceiving the people of the state. He knows that it is impossible for the local government election to hold when the matter surrounding the conduct of the election is before the Court and the Court’s ruling on the matter has not been vacated.”

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They are rejects in the PDP and rejects in the APC. So where do they belong now? Perhaps they are now collateral damage of Nyesom Wike power tussle in Rivers State.

“At some point I don’t get it; the House of Assembly have said over and over again that they are not of the All Progressives Congress and I confirm to you that they are not...I am speaking to you in all authority that they never defected to the All Progressives Congress. There is no record.

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Wike should tell them what next to do

I hope they wont lose out in the end.

Is that so

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They are PDAPC

Racoon:


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Rivers of confusion flowing in Rivers State. Rivers State is a very complicated state. More easy to understand women than Rivers State politics

They are devils agent in the pdp with a mission to destroy the party,they still remain pdp till the next election.

Ok

Wike will make them his PAs soon .. is it not Nigeria again

Even Sim is on is way to APP. Rivers election go funny Edo own

I only blame Fubara man in woman rapper. You dont joke with enemies.

Rivers of Intrigues

Dey can OPC

Again see Igbos jubilating over this news without understanding that this is the final nail on Fubara's coffin! They don't know this is a game plan from Wike..

Very soon they will start crying again when its obvious they should have started crying for Fubara now but their political ignominy won't let them understand the game..

Good strategy

Fubara is a gonna

Hehehe

Thise guys would be made relevant next election. Not in APC, not in PDP.
Wike may start his own party

That is why it iis good to follow who know road...they all followed Wike like Mumu.

Wrong choice.

All the parties in Nigeria are just same. If LP can jump to PDP, APC to PDP, they all rogues. What's the difference between APC and PDP in Rivers State. The 2 parties are controlled by one person. Since the stewpid 27 rejected PDP and defected to APC and have also been rejected by APC, they should form their own party. What do these guys take Nigerians for? Can such a thing happen in western world? What was their reason for the stunt they exhibited? Why didn't PDP discipline them for their actions?

Racoon:
They are rejects in the PDP and rejects in the APC. So where do they belong now? Perhaps they are now collateral damage of Nyesom Wike power tussle in Rivers State.

they are pdapc

Wike should be very careful about his dealings with defections or else at the end of his carrier, he’ll be politically stranded.
Not being either a member of both P.D.P and A.P.C. thus losing his political relevance in Rivers state

Will this Idiot remove Delta State from his smelling mouth, abi the weed he took is still disturbing him?

Racoon:


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Racoon:
They are rejects in the PDP and rejects in the APC. So where do they belong now? Perhaps they are now collateral damage of Nyesom Wike power tussle in Rivers State.

use your brain. they are PDP officially but "APC" in the war against Fubara. If APC officially confirms they are APC then they will be forced to vacate their seats.

casualobserver:


use your brain. they are PDP officially but "APC" in the war against Fubara. If APC confirms they are APC then they will be forced to vacate their seats.

He is too old not to know.

I wish nigeria had guts like Kenya populace

Hunger don reset their head in this t-pain era

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Racoon:
They are rejects in the PDP and rejects in the APC. So where do they belong now? Perhaps they are now collateral damage of Nyesom Wike power tussle in Rivers State.

Their foolishness is pro max. At times animals act more wisely than human beings. Not that some people don't know what's right but because of their selfish interests which always override the interest of the masses they, tend to act without sense.

Did the constituency they belong told them to defect? NO!

Did they consult those who voted them into those positions before breaking away? NO! That's why Nigeria can never move forward, unless politicians truly change