Aggrieved Akwa Ibom PDP Governorship Aspirants to Meet with Buhari; Expected to Defect to APC
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), is set to meet with 22 aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party who lost out in the Akwa Ibom state governorship primary.
According to reports, the aggrieved aspirants had been urged by the APC governorship candidate, Umana Umana, to defect to the opposition party prior to the primaries but they ignored the calls.
The aspirants are now supposedly reconsidering their position as they were reportedly not satisfied with how the national executive had handled their grievances over the governorship primary, conducted on December 8.
The aspirants who are expected at the meeting include former Deputy governors of the state, Obong Nsima Ekere and Patrick Otu; senator Helen Esuene representing the Akwa Ibom South district ; former Nigerian Ambassador to Russia and Belarus, Assam Assam, SAN; former Attorney-General of Akwa Ibom State, Ekpenyong Ntekim; former Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftain Affairs, Effiong Abia; Asukwo Okpo, Larry Esin; Prof. Richard King and Chris Abasi Eyo.
Others include Okpolump Ette, Aniedi Ufot, David Okpon, Dr. Samuel Udonsak, Jerome Isangedighi, Dr Peter Esu, Ita Udoh, Ime Ekanem, Micheal Etuk, Benjamin Okoko, Ime Akpanebe and Effiong Usin.