We brought you a speculative post via our Facebook wall yesterday on the rumors that the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Tele Ikuru, is on the verge of defecting to the PDP. We can now authoritatively inform you, that, that speculation is now a reality. Mr Ikuru defected to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progressives Congress (APC) where he has been the Deputy Governor for nearly eight years. The defection was announced in an address he presented to newsmen today Sunday, the 22nd March 2015 exactly six days to the general elections.
In his declaration speech, Mr Ikuru said his decision was based on the fact that he would not want to be listed as part of a generation that would witch hunt and hound down the very first ever President from the region.
Addressing his supporters, the Deputy Governor said the address was delivered out of the fullness of his heart. He said: “Ever since, as the true nature and motives of APC are unveiled, I have continued to twist and turn in extreme mental and emotional agony. “The more I struggle to belong, the more the Rivers man in me rejects the APC.
“After carefully studying, interacting and analyzing the leadership of the party, I have come to the sad conclusion that the APC is a party of rebels, insurgents and anarchists, clothed in robes of pretence and deceit. APC is a party founded on deception and it thrives on unholy propaganda and falsehood”
“I wash my hands off this treachery and in the light of the above, I wish to urge all My Supporters, the Good People of Rivers State to join hands with other well-meaning Nigerians to massively vote for President Goodluck Jonathan and the Transformation Agenda that has brought so much relief and succour to the greatest number of Nigerians.
“I also urge all Rivers People to vote for Mr Nyesom Wike (CON), who has shown by his antecedents, track records and boundless capabilities that he will deliver good governance to the People of Rivers State,” he said in his defection speech.
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