The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has stated the 16 defected members of the Rivers State Home of Meeting are free to go away the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP.
Wike, who acknowledged this on Friday whereas addressing journalists, added that his camp would proceed to work with the remaining lawmakers nonetheless loyal to the get together.
DAILY POST stories that 16 lawmakers, together with Speaker Martins Amaewhule, introduced their defection from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, throughout a plenary session of the Rivers State Home of Meeting on Friday.
The previous Rivers state governor, whereas reacting to the event, described it as unlucky, including that the get together’s inner disaster contributed to the lawmakers’ exit.
“Nicely, it’s unlucky. I’ve at all times stated that everyone has the correct to select. The get together is absolutely factionalised. And the requirement of the Structure is that when a celebration is factionalised, they’re allowed to go away the get together.
“You will notice that it’s not all people who has left. I imagine 16 or 17 of them have disregarded of 27. We nonetheless have a very good quantity, about 10, and we are going to proceed to work collectively. They by no means instructed me, however they’ve a proper,” he stated.
