A group within the Rivers State Chapter of the ruling People's Democratic Party, PDP, the Wike Solidarity movement, WSM, has dismissed the purpoted defection of Prince Sudor Nwiyor from the PDP, as a non issue and a non event.

The group in a statement signed by the Committee of LGA Cordinators, noted that Prince Nwiyor was an appointee of the Organisation, and therefore lacked the capacity to take decisions that could affect the entire organisation.

.The group further stated that Prince Nwiyor had no electoral value and was incapable of exercising any iota of influence both within and outside the PDP

The statement is reproduced below:

Disregard Prince Sudor Nwiyor's Bogus Claims.

Our attention has been drawn to a statement by Prince Sudor Nwiyor, purporting to have defected from the People's Democratic Party, PDP. While as an individual, Prince Nwiyor is free to do as he pleases with himself, we find it most objectionable and the height of duplicity for him to claim that he has defected with the ranks and file of the Wike Solidarity Movement, WSM, especially, the local government coordinators.

For record purposes, Prince Nwiyor, is an appointee as the Director General of WSM and therefore decisions affecting the entire organisation, are way above and beyond his competence.

The reasons given by Prince Nwiyor for his defection are not only laughable, but lends credence to his duplicity. For instance, he cannot talk about unfair treatment or "poor reward system', whatever he means by that. It is on record that the Governor has empowered WSM as a group twice, but it was grossly mismanaged and so many coordinators were denied the opportunity of benefiting from the employment due to greed and selfish interest by the DG Prince Sudor Nwiyor.

The few coordinators who benefited from the employment scheme, were forced to remit 70% of their emoluments to him. Therefore he cannot talk about unfair treatment or "poor reward system " when he did not treat our members fairly.

As an appointee of WSM, his decision to leave the PDP is insignificant, because he has no electoral value, as non of the coordinators of the 23 local government left with him.

The LGA coordinators has totally reaffirmed their support to His Excellency Chief Barr E.N Wike and remain resolute to carry out his directives, as it concerns our great party

We wish to reassure our teeming supporters, all lovers of WSM and the entire Rivers PDP, that the exit of Prince Nwiyor is a non event and a non issue.

Signed

WSM Local Government Coordinators