The final two remaining senators of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) from Akwa Ibom State have formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Their defection was introduced on Wednesday throughout plenary, by means of a letter learn by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
The senators;Aniekan Bassey (Akwa Ibom North East) and Ekong Sampson (Akwa Ibom South) stated their choice was pushed by unresolved inner divisions within the PDP and a misalignment with the celebration’s present course.
In his letter, Samspson said:“Politics is a sport of curiosity and if I could add, circumstances.
“The present division within the Individuals’s Democratic Social gathering leaves me with no different choice than to hunt an alternate platform to proceed to serve the great folks of my constituency and Nigeria as an entire.”
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Regardless of switching political allegiance, the senator pledged continued service to the nation and collaboration together with his new celebration colleagues.
“Regardless of the swap, I look ahead to working with my celebration women and men within the All Progressives Congress and different well-meaning Nigerians within the pursuit of beliefs which have all the time impressed my political journey inside the larger image of humanity, constitutionalism, and nationwide curiosity.”
He additionally pointed to the affect of main APC figures in Akwa Ibom together with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno as key drivers behind the defection.
“The presence of the President of the Senate, His Excellency Senator Godswill Akpabio, and my State Governor, His Excellency Pastor Umo Eno, amongst different influential personalities within the APC, is a watershed for the total implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda whereas pushing the pursuits of the Akwa Ibom folks.”
“Certainly, in Akwa Ibom, the earth has moved.”
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