The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party said on Tuesday that the defection of the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Engr. Tele Ikuru, and some members of the All Progressives Congress became necessary following the foreseeable failure of the party at the polls.
The state Chairman of the PDP, Bro. Felix Obuah, disclosed this in Port Harcourt while reacting to the defection of Ikuru along with thousands of his supporters across the state.
Obuah, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Jerry Needam, said the PDP is elated over the return of Ikuru to his original party.
He described his dumping of the APC as brave, commendable and proof of the total extinction of Governor Rotimi Amaechi and the APC in the state.
Obuah observed that the defection of the Deputy Governor to the PDP has finally buried the APC in Rivers State and vindicated the PDP’s position that the APC will be deserted, leaving Amaechi alone in a capsizing boat.
Welcoming the Deputy Governor back, the PDP chairman assured him that his full rights and privileges as a party leader will be accorded him without reservation, emphasizing that the party is strong and ready to win the March 28 and April 11 polls.
The PDP chairman also called on the remaining “hoodwinked” members of the APC, who are still hanging around Amaechi in “a party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists, clothed in robes of pretence and deceit,” according to Ikuru, to take advantage of the liberality and freedom in the PDP by taking the path of honour in joining the winning side.
Obuah also urged the teeming members and supporters of the PDP to remain steadfast and continue to mobilize the people for the coming elections in the state.
According to him, victory is sure.