Cross Rivers State Governor and APC leaders during the press briefing where he announced his defection to the APC.
A sad one for The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the Cross Rivers State Governor, Ben Ayade has decamped from the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning after a closed-door meeting with six APC governors and some members of the National Assembly who visited him at the Government House.
The governors who visited Ayade include Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State; Hope Uzodinma of Imo State; Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State; Simon Lalong of Plateau State; Mohammed Abubakar of Jigawa State, and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
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