Former deputy governor candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Emana Duke-Amawhe and her supporters have defected from party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Duke-Amawhe’s defection took place on Friday at her Edem Odo Ward in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State.
The former journalist turned politician said she was inspired to join the APC due to the development strides by the party at the state and the national levels.
“I’m excited to now be a part and parcel of the All Progressives Party (APC) family. I was a deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, and a daughter of Cross River South. I took a decision to cross over to the All Progressives Congress.
“First, seeing the good works my governor His Excellency Bassey Otu has been doing. It’s only the blind, even the blind hears when good things are happening.
“Then, at the national level, there are those who would say, things are hard, the economy is not looking up, and all of that. I would like to tell them that nothing good happens overnight.
“The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has placed the right pegs in the right holes. Bit by bit, day after day, we are moving closer to an uptick in our economy.
“All the other good things put together, these are the reasons why I decided to come back to the All Progressive Congress as a Cross Riverian,” Duke-Amawhe said.
The former ace television reporter averred that her defection was not motivated by hunger or for appointment, but to work together with people in power to deliver the dividends of democracy to grassroots people.
She charged those still in the opposition to join hands in building the state instead of being critics.
“I’m a nation-builder, that’s why I am now part of the APC. The thing is that nobody is being forced to join the APC. If there is going to be opposition, we need viable opposition parties,” she maintained.
