Members of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), aides of Governor Seriake Dickson and about
2,000 PDP supporters yesterday defected to the All Progressives Congress
(APC) in Bayelsa State.
The SWC members are the Assistant Secretary, Ben Oliver, the
Assistant Organising Secretary, Miriam Kingsley and an ex-officio
member, Diepreye Alagha.
Two governor’s aides, Oberighakuma Yousou and Ayobegha James,
resigned their appointments and shouted the change mantra of the APC
during the campaign inauguration and presentation of flag in Sagbama
town, Sagbama Local Government.
Miriam attracted the crowd’s sympathy when she narrated her ordeal in the hands of her former party.
She said: “I was in bondage, but now I’m crossing over to Canaan. I
am happy that I have seen the light. I will no longer go back to
Pharaoh.”
The local government stood still and identified with APC and the aspiration of its governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva.
Crowds of party faithful and residents trooped to the Sagbama
Secondary School playground, brandishing brooms and singing victory
songs for Sylva and APC.
The presence of the party’s national leaders and members of the National Campaign Committee added colour to the event.
Members of the National Working Committee (NWC) were led by the APC
National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and the National
Vice-Chairman and ex-Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni.
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