{"id":15661,"date":"2019-09-19T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=15661"},"modified":"2019-09-19T13:53:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:53:09","slug":"former-pdp-senator-defects-to-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/former-pdp-senator-defects-to-apc","title":{"rendered":"Former PDP Senator defects to APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Nimi Barigha-Amange has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Progressives_Congress\">All Progressives Congress<\/a> (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Barigha-Amange stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while submitting his letter of intention to join APC to the party\u2019s Acting National Secretary, Mr Victor Giadom.<\/p>\n<p>Barigha-Amange represented Bayelsa-East Senatorial District on the platform of the PDP in the sixth Senate.<\/p>\n<p>NAN quoted him as saying that his intention to leave PDP for APC followed his resolve to join other Bayelsa people agitating for freedom in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been enslaved by only one man who regard himself as emperor, the 105 councillors were nominated by him, the eight chairmen were nominated by him, I cannot be part of that,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Barigha-Amange, who said he joined the PDP since 1998, decried what he called the authoritarian leadership style within the party, saying, \u201c I have never seen this kind of authoritarian rule since I have been in PDP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I have decided to pitch my tent with a party that can help Bayelsa people to be free come November 16, 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said by joining APC, the party would become stronger in the state, adding, \u201c APC\u2019s governorship candidate David Lyon hails from Southern Ijaw which has the highest voting strength\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely, that area will be for APC, I come from Nembe and by joining APC, Nembe has fallen into the hands of APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTimipre Sylva hails from Brass, which normally is for APC, we can give Kolokuma\/Opokuma to PDP because their candidate is from there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSagbama where the present governor comes from, will be donated to the present governor because his running mate is from there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Nimi Barigha-Amange has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Barigha-Amange stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while submitting his letter of intention to join APC to the party\u2019s Acting National Secretary, Mr Victor Giadom. 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