Former Cross River Governor Clement Ebri To Join APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is no doubt having a swell time as reports have emerged that another former governor has officially made it public to join the party.

Today.ng reports that the former governor of Cross River state, Chief Clement Ebri, has publicly revealed plans to pitch his tent with the ruling party.

The former governor, who made his intention known on Thursday, December 17, at his political ward in Mkpani, Yakurr local government area of the state, expressed optimism that his defection to the APC would allow him accompany his long awaiting political fulfillment, which he had been denied over the years.

He explained that being a man of integrity which the ruling party is strongly in supporter of, will enable his political desires to be chased without bias and favouritism.

According to him, he has been formally received into the party by Usani Usani, who was the immediate past state chairman of the APC, before emerging a Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

Welcoming the ex-governor into the fold, the Niger Delta Minister sued for transparency in the process of defection as contained in the party’s constitution.

Responding to the intention of the former governor, Usani, described Ebri as a man of integrity, expressing believe that his membership of the party would be of utmost benefit because of his past records.

Meanwhile, John Odigie-Oyegun, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, who stated that the APC successes in the 2015 general elections have changed the political landscape in the South-South, especially Rivers state, said that the party has better chance in the disputed Rivers governorship election.

Defecting from one political party to another is a norm as it will be recalled that, recently, over 2,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa state was greeted with joy in the camp of the Governor Seriake Dickson.

Also, following reports weeks ago that the former governor of Oyo state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, planned to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party in a statement issued by its director of publicity, Olawale Sadare, disowned the former governor.