22 PDP big boys in Akwa Ibom dump Party, join Buhari in APC

Twenty two aggrieved governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State, otherwise known as G22, have finally defected from PDP to All Progressives Congress, APC.

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.

Consequently, they will meet the APC’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, January 12, 2015, to finalize their integration into the party.

PHOTOS: Buhari gets big chieftaincy tittle, Lion Killer 1 of Igbo Land

The rate at which the APC Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari is enjoying goodwill across the country these days is really interesting. The Enyi of Aba, one of the most popular industrial town in Nigeria that has been abandoned by successive government, has just decorated Buhari with the title of Ogbuago 1 (Lion Killer 1) of Igbo land.

In fact, some folks say nothing will stop them from voting Buhari. More photos:

MEND Replies PDP: Yes, Buhari is the Best Man for the Job

 

MEND is angry with President Goodluck Jonathan and they not even hiding it. Reacting to the criticism of its endorsement of the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, for the presidency in the 2015 elections, MEND has come out again to insist that Buhari is the best man for the job.

The militant group had on Wednesday declared that it would support Buhari for the presidency, alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan had not performed up to the expectations of Nigerians, a position that did not go down well with the Presidency and the Ijaw Youth Council.

See the Massive Crowd that storm Buhari campaign in Bayelsa

Sincerely, I never knew that the combination of Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Rotimi Amaechi can pull such a mammoth crowd in President Goodluck Jonathan's home state, Bayelsa. I thought that 99% of the people of Bayelsa are with PDP, but from OluFamous.Com observed, that is not the case.

 Buhari, the APC presidential candidate, took his campaign to Jonathan's doorsteps on Thursday.

 Speaking at the venue, Governor Amaechi expressed satisfaction with the impressive turnout of party loyalists and expressed optimism that APC will be victorious at all levels of the elections.
 Amaechi said, “In the case of Rivers they said he refused to develop Rivers because he is quarreling with me but let me ask you: is your son Jonathan (also) quarreling with [Governor] Dickson?
 “Why do they say 'charity begins at home'? We expect Bayelsa to be a model state.”









 Addressing the massive crowd, Buhari noted that Bayelsa was blessed with a suitable climate and fertile land for large scale agriculture which will be harnessed to drive economic development.

 He regretted the inability of the Jonathan administration to develop even Bayelsa, his own home state, and promised to reverse the negative trend and bring development to the people.

 He said power was critical to unlock the potentials of Nigerian entrepreneurs and will be a cardinal part of his economic programme.

 Buhari also pledged to embark on skills acquisition and empowerment schemes that would benefit the teeming unemployed youths in the state.

 He was accompanied on the campaign tour by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of APC; Chief Timiprie Sylva, former Governor of Bayelsa; campaign coordinator, Governor Amaechi, and many other top officials of the party.