Gov. Emmanuels aide Etang abandons PDP for APC
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according to him he has refused overtures from pdp leaders in the state in the last few days not to defect to apc1 mr ibanga etang an aide to gov. mr udom emmanuel of akwa ibom has defected to the all progressive congress apc1 etang a former chairman of esit eket local government resigned on april 9 as special assistant to the governor on projects andformally registered with the apc at his etebi ward 7 along with over 300 followers on april 101 addressing his supporters at a post-defection meeting on friday etang said with their entry into apc the party stood 70 per cent chance of winning esit eket local government area1 etang who was also a former president of afigh iwaad ekid the umbrella youth organization in eket federal constituency said he left the pdp because of impunity1 i blame the continuing exodus from the esit eket pdp on a situation where an individual takes esit eket as his personal property he stated1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that etang had also served as special assistant to former gov. godswill akpabio1 it would be recalled that few months ago the governors special assistant on electoral matters mr chris okorie also dumped thepeoples democratic party pdp for apc1 he said i vowed that my supporters and i have decided to move on and no going back1 in his resignation letter to the governor he said he was leaving because it was necessary to depart now in line with the dictates of my conscience and highest level of sincerity1 receiving the defectors mr bassey dan-abia jnr a former member of the house of representatives said the apc has been increasing in number andexpressed optimism that the party would take over the state in 20191 he commended the defectors for their courage and boldness and assured them of federal government lofty programmes for the state1 nan reports that seven chieftains of the pdp in the local government have so far defected o apc1 they include sen. etang umoyo a former managing director of niger delta development commission nddc bassey dan-abia a former nddc commissionermr imaobong inyang a retired permanent secretary dr. mike eyo and two former house of representatives members bassey dan-abia jnr. and eseme eyiboh1