It would be recalled that within the last few months, speculations have been making the round that the erstwhile lawmaker has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC.Ndoma-Egba, who represented Cross River Central in the 7th Senate, was a chieftain and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in cross River State.
He said he officially resigned his membership of the PDP early September this year, citing impunity and dictatorial tendencies in the PDP as reasons for his quitting.
Speaking at the APC secretariat, Monday in Calaabr, Ndoma Egaba said “I came to reciprocate the various courtesies paid to me by chapter chairmen of the APC from the ward level to the national organ of the party and to tell you that I want to formally join the APC family’’.
The former Senate Leader alleged that his former party ‘’created a large pool of internally displaced politicians who still have political life in them’’ as one of the reasons he and his teeming supporters decamped to the APC.
“We want to come to APC with values of integrity, we want to join you in offering the people of the state values of honesty and integrity, we are ready to serve and assure you that we will give the people an alternative choice”.
Ndoma-Egba reiterated that ‘’For a long time, Cross River has been a one party state but today, it is no longer the same as we cannot continue in this mantra of one party state’’.
Welcoming those who decamped to the APC, the Deputy state chairman of the party, John Ochala said the party doors remain open and assured the former Senate Leader and his supporters that they will be given equal opportunities as former members of the APC.
The decampee later paid a courtesy call on the APC Zonal Vice chairman South- South, Hillad Eta.
Eta said Ndoma-Egaba’s entry into the APC will strengthen the party in future elections, particularly the forthcoming local government elections in Cross River State.
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