Twenty two
aggrieved governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom
State, otherwise known as G22, have finally defected from PDP to All
Progressives Congress.
They will
meet the APC’s presidential candidate, Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday,
January 12, 2015.
It was learnt
that the 22 governorship aspirants of the PDP in the controversial December 8,
2014 primary in the state decided to defect from PDP to the APC on Wednesday.
One of the
aspirants, who spoke on condition of anonymity said their decision was based on
the way they were treated by the PDP in the state. The aspirant also said President Goodluck
Jonathan could not find a solution to the crisis.
He said the
crisis came to a head on January 6, 2015 when Jonathan, after scheduling to
meet with them, later declined.
The aspirant
said, “The President’s last minute decision was said to have been masterminded
by a fifth columnist.
The 22
aggrieved PDP aspirants had on December 8, 2014 protested against the governorship
primaries, saying the exercise lacked transparency.
The aspirants
had accused the party of using a fake delegates’ list.
They also
alleged that the party leadership did not disclose the venue of the primaries
to other aspirants before the time of the election.
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