- He asserted that with the result of the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State, the party is in pole position to take over Rivers and Delta States in 2027
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from the 27 members of the Rivers State Assembly loyal to the former state governor, Nyesom Wike.
The leadership of the APC in the State stated that the 27 lawmakers led by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule are not members of the party.
Chairman of the caretaker committee of the party in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, denied the lawmakers’ membership of the party yesterday while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Okocha, however, said the APC is trying to persuade the legislators to join the party.
Okocha said: “At some point I don’t get it; the House of Assembly members have said over and over again that they are not members of the All Progressives Congress and I confirm to you that they are not.
“What we are doing with them is to woo them to come and join us because we discovered that they were having their own internal crisis in their party.
“I am speaking to you in all authority that they never defected to the All Progressives Congress. There is no record. At least, I am in charge; it would have been joy for me that they came over. They didn’t.”
He asserted that with the result of the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State, the party is in pole position to take over Rivers and Delta States in 2027, adding that it was only a matter of time APC will control all the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone.
Okocha said: “I will begin by thanking God Almighty who made it possible for all our endeavours in Edo State to come to pass. We are grateful to Mr. President and every other person who made sure that our party won the Edo governorship election.
“We are sure we are going to replicate what happened in Edo I’m Rivers and Delta States in 2027. At the fullness of time, the South-South Zone will have governors from the All Progressives Congress (APC).”