By Nelson Utip
The claims of myriads of defections from other political parties into PDP in Akwa Ibom State have been disputed by opposition political parties, they have denied collapsing there structures to the ruling party as claimed by The PDP, saying that the bogus figure of 37,874 defectors given by the PDP were ridiculous and misleading with intention to score cheap political points.
The PDP recently in an event an event at The Ibom Hall Grounds Uyo, claimed that opposition political parties in the State had collapsed their structures into their party making the refusal necessary.
In a recent reaction, The All Progressives Congress APC Young People’s Party YPP and the New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP among others, said the figure presented by the PDP was outrageous; Wisdom Udoka, The State Chairman of YPP, said the party did not collapse it’s structures into PDP and is still intact in the state.
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“Such a thing did not happen because about three canopies were in the Ibom Hall Grounds so YPP in Akwa Ibom is intact. I am the state Chairman, my secretary is there even the spokesperson of the party.
My executive is intact. “I have my chapter chairmen and every ward chairmen. The few members that defected before are begging to come back now so what the PDP is claiming is outright falsehood.
“People went to collect money. Things are too tough. Most of defectors who claim to be members of YPP are not our members so I debunk the falsehood that YPP has collapsed into the PDP”, Udoka said.
The APC in the same vein said hundreds of its members did not defect to PDP as claimed as The Party is still very strong in the state.
“The PDP is shopping for members by all means hence is inflating figures of those who have defected to it’s party. “There is no way members of the APC can leave the party in droves because our party is at the centre and the leaders of the party in the state are strengthening the party. “We are preparing to take over the state by 2027 and the signs are there.
It is fear of the APC that is making PDP to make outrageous claims so it is not true that hundreds of our members have defected to the PDP.
“What you saw at the Ibom Hall Grounds was a just a jamboree of decent and grandstanding. Akwa Ibom people should not be deceived.” OtoAbasi Udo, The Publicity Secretary of APC in the state said.
