Rivers deputy gov dumps PDP for APC

The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Professor Ngozi Odu, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

Odu’s defection comes greater than a month after Governor Siminalayi Fubara and nearly all of state and federal lawmakers from Rivers State left the PDP for the APC.

She accomplished her registration formalities on Sunday at Akabuka, Ward 8, Unit 11 in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Native Authorities Space of the state and thereafter undertook the tour of the six zones of the LGA to sensitise the individuals on the continued APC e-registration train.

This was contained in an announcement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday by the Head of Press Unit, Workplace of the Deputy Governor, Owupele Benebo and made accessible to newsmen.

Addressing stakeholders shortly after her registration, Odu defined that the APC’s e-registration train was ongoing following Fubara’s declaration of his determination to affix the get together just a few weeks in the past.

She additionally urged residents of the world to display their help for President Bola Tinubu and the governor by registering massively with the APC.

“The transfer is to additional strengthen the help base of President Bola Tinubu and Governor Siminalayi Fubara,” she stated, noting that six zonal conferences had already been held to facilitate the plan.

“Right now, I got here to sensitise the individuals, and all over the place we went, there have been massive crowds who got here out to obtain us. They stated wherever I am going, they are going to go along with me; and wherever Governor Fubara and President Tinubu go, they are going to go.

“You may see the enjoyment and happiness. I’ve touched all of the six zones — Egi, Omoku, Osomini, Igburu, Egbema and Ndoni,” Odu added.

Odu described the event as a lift to the APC power within the LGA, including that it’s a signal of accelerating grassroots alignment with the management of President Tinubu and Governor Fubara.

The assertion additional stated a significant spotlight of the tour was the defection of tons of of Labour Party members in Ndoni to the APC, all of whom expressed delight at becoming a member of the get together fold.