The Caucus of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the Delta State House of Assembly on Wednesday said that none of the assembly members was warming up to defect to the All Progressives Congress.
Majority Leader, Emeka Nwaobi, said in Asaba that it is a lie that 10 out of the 22 members of the assembly were joining the APC.
Nwaobi said that all the 22 PDP members in the House were irrevocably committed to the thrust of the party, and their loyalty to the PDP was unquestionable.
He, however, disclosed that five out of the seven APC members in the assembly were already indicating interest in joining the PDP, adding that their defection plan was already in the pipeline.
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Similarly, the Speaker, Mr Dennis Guwor, advised residents of the state, particularly PDP faithful, to discountenance such allegations.
According to him, members of the party are solidly loyal to the party’s ideas in the House.
”There is no doubt that the 22 members of the PDP in the state house of assembly are intact. There is no indication anywhere that any member of the party is planning to join any other party.
“Rather, there is strong indication that no fewer than five out of the seven members of the APC in the House are already warming up to join the PDP.
“So let me use this forum to inform them that the umbrella is wide enough to accommodate as many that are interested in joining us,” he said.
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