Senator representing Cross River Central Senatorial district, John Owan-Enoh and four other lawmakers in the National Assembly of the Peoples Democratic Party have concluded plans to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is coming barely two weeks after a former presidential adviser; Senator Florence Ita- Giwa defected to the APC.

Ita-Giwa said she was moving from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join her contemporaries in the APC, claiming that she had been idle in her former party for over one year.

Reliable sources close to John Owan-Enoh said the Chairman, Senate committee on finance in the upper chambers of the National Assembly will on Saturday, April 22, 2017 join APC by registering at the party secretariat at Agbokim Ward in Etung local government area of the state.

The source revealed that four other members of the House of Representatives from the Central and Southern senatorial zones will also defect to the APC within the next one week.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the source said: “As am talking with you from Abuja I can tell you that Sen John Owan Eno has concluded arrangement to declare formally for APC on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at his Agbokim Ward.

“He has consulted widely before deciding to defect to be able to take his political destiny in his hands. He met with major political leaders across party lines last two weeks and it was resolved he should leave PDP.

“Further you know there has been no love lost between him and the Governor Ayade and that culminated into dumping PDP he suffered for APC. I can also tell you that he has officially informed APC leadership in the central senatorial and there will there to receive him with over thousands of supporters.

“The movement will be followed with other four house of Representatives members from central and south. Form what has happened so far in the last two years, the PDP leadership does not want some of them so they have to look elsewhere where they can be accommodated, “the source further stated.

Investigations revealed that Owan-Eno has officially informed the APC leadership in the state and they have directed the ward officers and the leadership in the central to receive him on Saturday.

Owan-Enoh started his political career as Cross River state House of Assembly member under the platform of the All Peoples Party (APP) before joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Reacting to the development, the Vice Chairman of APC Central Senatorial Zone, Hon Cletus Obun, said the party has informed him about Sen John Owan defection and if he does the needful by Saturday he will be welcomed to the party. And if his coming is going to be an asset for us, it is better for the party

Obun said: “Before now I have been an advocate of making the party bigger and stronger. I think with people like that there will completion and potential, but the party will get stronger.”


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Barring any last minute changes, plans are afoot for the senator representing the central senatorial district of Cross River State, John Owan-Eno to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to a very reliable information gathered from sources close to the senator, he would formally register with the APC on April 27, in his ward, Agobkim, in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State.

One of the sources who craved anonymity disclosed yesterday that Owan-Eno’s movement to the APC would be a prelude to the dumping of the PDP for the APC by four other federal lawmakers from the state within this month.

The source state that the federal lawmakers, expected to decamp after the senator, are from the central and southern senatorial districts.

“As am talking with you from Abuja I can tell you that Senator John Owan Eno has concluded arrangement to declare formally for APC on April 22, 2017 at his Agbokim Ward.

“He has consulted widely before deciding to defect to be able to take his political destiny in his hands. He met with major political leaders across party lines last two weeks and it was resolved he should leave PDP.

“Further, you know there has been no love lost between him and the Governor Ben Ayade and that culminated into dumping PDP he suffered for APC. I can also tell you that he has officially informed APC leadership in the central senatorial and there will there to receive him with over thousands of supporters.

“The movement will be followed with other four House of Representatives members from central and south. Form what has happened so far in the last two years, the PDP leadership does not want some of them so they have to look elsewhere where they can be accommodated,” the source said.

The sources also stated that the senator has already concluded consultations with the APC leaders in the state; and they have instructed the ward, local government, and zonal leaders of the party to give him a rousing welcome.

Commenting on the development, the Vice Chairman of APC Central Senatorial Zone of the state, Mr. Cletus Obun, said he has been informed abut the plans by Owan-Eno to decm tto the APC, saying if the senator does the needful he will be welcomed to the party.

“Before now, I have been an advocate of making the party bigger and stronger. I think with people like that there will competition and potential, but the party will get stronger,” Obun said.

In his reaction, the state Chairman of the APC, Mr. John Ochalla, said the party has been consulted, and informed about the planned defection of the senator from the PDP to the APC.

“On Saturday, by the grace of God, Owan-Eno will go to his ward and register with the APC,” Ochalla said.

Political Ashaäwo

Nigeria politicians/front leaders have nothing tangible to offer her citizens... They are all after their self interest.

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Senator nelson effiong of akwa ibom state defected from pdp to apc with the intention of being the flagbearer of apc in the 2019 governorship election.now this one is doing likewise.

Remaining senators from delta and bayelsa states to equally defect.

Only Jah knows how many billions was paid.apc and pdp r indeed dsam.they keep telling the masses that there is no money yet they have money to sponsor defection/propaganda.

Yeye politicians

How Wish is APC members decamping everyday to PDP..mmmmmmmm let me stop there,,,, no I won't... Cause is the opposite now see curse hehehehehe.....

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Political prostitute.. Always like jumpology