Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has met with bigwigs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the weekend.

The meeting, which started during the thanksgiving ceremony organised by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani, in Calabar, was believed to have focused on the governor’s political future.

A former senate leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, a former minister of defence and presidential aspirant, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, who graced the occasion, were said to have convinced Ayade to leave the PDP for the APC.

Later, Ayade drove with them and other top military brass that also graced the event in large numbers to an undisclosed location where Okorocha and other APC leaders were said to have got his firm commitment.

Speculations have been rife over Ayade’s secret ambition to cross over to the APC, having hobnobbed with key national leaders of the party few months after he was sworn in.

He has also been showering encomiums on President Muhammadu Buhari whom he had criticised before his victory in the last presidential election.

But in a swift reaction, Ayade’s media aide dismissed the insinuation that the governor was planning to move from the PDP.

Christian Ita, chief press secretary to Ayade, said the governor was just playing the role of a good host to the array of political, military and business leaders that thronged Calabar to honour a prominent son of the state.

“It is not true that the discussion our governor had with the APC leaders had anything to do with leaving the PDP for the APC,” said Ita.

Okorocha, who had visited the state and met Ayade previously over same issue, had commended the governor for having the blessing of God with the appointment of his “sons” into key national positions.

Remarking, Usani commended those who honoured his invitation and described them as his close friends. He stated that hatred for one another was the key reason for underdevelopment of Cross River State.

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prof, you look confused already and joining APC will get you even more confused. this is because both APC and PDP are confused.

Now, see this: Tinubu, Atiku, Fayose, Oyegun, Makarfi, Kwankwaso, Saraki are planning a new mega party come 2017. So, you see why you need to think properly?

Prof

Make sure you impact your people

Nigerians are wiser now

We vote for individuals not party

To which faction of APC? NewPDP or CPC or ACN

Godwin Obaseki,is dis how u'll provide 200/500 jobs to Edolites?Awon alakori eyan jatijati lasan

good for him

eleko1:
Godwin Obaseki,is dis how u'll provide 200/500 jobs to Edolites?Awon alakori eyan jatijati lasan

Godwin?

Atiku2019:
To which faction of APC? NewPDP or CPC or ACN

APC though not 100% united, has no factions yet.

The question should be, to which faction of PDP does he currently belong?

He should not decamp so that APC will not stain him with their bad luck.

The rate at which our Politician cross-carpet is not good for our democracy. I wish it will be set that as soon as you cross carpet, you loose your seat.

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defect and become saint o jare

I stand with ayade

na my papa name?

eleko1:
Godwin Obaseki,is dis how u'll provide 200/500 jobs to Edolites?Awon alakori eyan jatijati lasan

eleko i hail thee

Nigeria Politics.

Ok

Atiku2019:
To which faction of APC? NewPDP or CPC or ACN

nothing like the bolded. I only see your mentor going down in 2019.

ATIKU will never rule this country again. Not on this planet called earth.

A one party state is dangerous. We need credible opposition

APC-PDP arn't d, d same?...wit their lie propaganda. Mtcheew

i dont see why he cum to apc. make dem give us new opposition party

Apc is d rulling party

Governor Ayade abeg join APC we need a state in the south-south

It's all about the individual performance not party.

#OrjiUzorKalu2019

Ok. Good for him.

The first thing is to get power which only comes from above, and then consolidation of power, which I believe that's what APC is currently doing.

To those talking about a mega party, i think those arrangements are DOA.

Hehe hehe. ..this guy is not winning a re election! Even if he remains in PDP. The guy is dead as dodo. It is a shame that just when they trusted the northern minority of Cross river state with power, it had to be a clueless Ayade. Now, a Calabar man will eventually take over from him and cut short the quota of the north senatorial zone.


Between this Ayade and Bello who is more clueless and has more designer sunglasses?

I'm not surprised, he has been flirting with them from the onset

This is simply great. God bless Ayade...

DONSMITH123:
The rate at which our Politician cross-carpet is not good for our democracy. I wish it will be set that as soon as you cross carpet, you loose your seat.

I think we already have that in our Constitution. I was taught in government class in secondary school that once a sitting president or governor decamps to another party, his/her seat should be declared vacant and by-election be conducted. This is because we vote for political party and not an individual but u know how the system works here in Nigeria. No obedience to the constitution and rule of law.