Why I Dumped PDP For APC – Rivers Assembly Speaker, Amaewhule Speaks (Video)

Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing divisions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as his reason for leaving.

Amaewhule made the declaration on Friday during plenary when he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside 15 other lawmakers.

He said he would do everything necessary to ensure that his APC membership card is issued promptly.

“Distinguished colleagues, very happily, let me announce to honourable members that your Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, has decided and has indeed written to my ward chairman of my decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“Distinguished colleagues, APC is my new party. I will do all that is needed to ensure that the party card of the All Progressives Congress is issued to me in no time.

“But as I speak today, I am a member of the All Progressives Congress, and I’m happy to be a member of the APC so that we can join forces with Mr. President.

“Mr President is doing so much for this country. President Bola Tinubu means well for Nigeria. He’s tackling the issues of security. The President has shown love to Rivers State.

“Mr President is helping Rivers people to be part of the governance of this country. So I’m delighted to be part of the All Progressives Congress so that we can support Mr. President right inside the APC. But the major reason for leaving the PDP is because of the division in the party,” he said.

APC is my new party. I will do all that is needed to be done towards ensuring that the party card of the All Progressive Congress is issued to me in no time.

- Martin Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Obi-Akpor 1, speaking at the sitting of Rivers State… pic.twitter.com/kLFuWPiQUv

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