Rivers AAC deputy chairman joins PDP

Rivers State Deputy Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC) Amezhinim Prince Atuma has resigned his membership of the party.

Atuma announced his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a brief ceremony in Port Harcourt yesterday.

He said his decision to defect was necessitated by his commitment to the advancement of the democratic interest of Rivers State and the peace of her people.

The party chieftain said: “As at today March 27 (yesterday), arrangements have been made to disrupt the collation and announcement of the governorship election results scheduled for April 2 to 5.

“There are plans to cause bloodshed leading to total breakdown of law and order. This is in furtherance of their plan to create a state of emergency.”

Atuma noted that petitions against the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman by the AAC governorship candidate contained false allegations.

He, however, averred to the veracity of the facts contained in the affidavit sworn to by AAC’s former deputy governorship candidate, Akpo Bomba Yeeh.

According to him, available data from AAC agents showed that Wike won the election.

“Our party agents inundated us with information that the PDP won the governorship and state Assembly elections. There is a sinister plot between the AAC/APC alliance to rig the election and subvert the people’s will,” he added.

Read also: Atiku, PDP get tribunal’s nod to serve Buhari through APC

PDP Chairman Felix Obuah has welcomed former deputy governorship candidate of AAC, Akpo Yeeh, to the party.

Obuah, in an online statement yesterday by his media aide, Jerry Needam, described Yeeh’s resignation from AAC and his defection to PDP as heart-warming. He stressed that the sole import of participating in governorship election must be to vote for leaders who would move the state forward.

He decried the “desperation of selfish” leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, whom he claimed were bent on lording over the state to exploit the people’s common resources.

The statement reads: “I have never seen this level of wickedness and desperation of one man who wants to play God and would do anything, including killing everyone who stands in his way.

“Yeeh has realised that Rivers State is supreme and above anyone’s personal interest and quest to rule by force. His action is a wake-up call for others to set aside pride, ego and join the winning train of Governor Nyesom Wike.”

Obuah assured Yeeh that posterity would be kind to him for following the path of peace.”