{"id":44587,"date":"2021-06-06T13:11:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T13:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=44587"},"modified":"2021-06-06T12:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T12:20:00","slug":"pdpll-take-ayade-back-if-he-wants-to-return-imoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/pdpll-take-ayade-back-if-he-wants-to-return-imoke","title":{"rendered":"PDP\u2019ll take Ayade back if he wants to return \u2013 Imoke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will receive defected Gov. Ben Ayade back to the party if he decides to return.<\/p>\n

Ayade, who was elected governor on the platform of the PDP six years ago, shocked political pundits when he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), raising the political stakes as the countdown to the 2023 general elections commences nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will welcome him. I will definitely welcome him. Ben and I don\u2019t have personal differences, maybe political differences and that\u2019s why I said that his decision to quit PDP may be personal to him,\u2019\u2019 Imoke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Ayade: Two govs, Senators, Reps members\u2019ll defect from PDP to APC \u2013 Primate Ayodele<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it\u2019s a game of power which should be played fairly and everybody has a right to take whatever decision that they choose and we should not hold it against them in eternity.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, certainly for anyone that wants to work to see the growth and development of Cross River State, we are willing to work with them at any time.<\/p>\n

According to the PDP Chieftain, \u201cIf Ayade gets to the APC and it doesn\u2019t look as good as he thought, then we\u2019ll be glad to welcome him back as one of us, it\u2019s a game of numbers so the more the merrier,\u2019\u2019 Imoke responded to a question whether Ayade would be able to hold a broom, the symbol of the APC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very interesting that I haven\u2019t seen Gov. Ayade hold a broom, but I have always imagined in my head that Ben would look at the broom once or twice before he holds it.<\/p>\n

Biafra: How Gov Wike forced Ben Ayade out of PDP \u2013 BNL<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all honesty, even that is alien to him. So to the people of Cross River State, I say stand firm, we are PDP. We are committed, we are resolute, we are a grassroots party and we are sufficiently strong.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to commend the strength and the will of the people who said listen, we are not going. PDP is our party. We will remain here,\u2019\u2019 Imoke said.<\/p>\n

He also expressed optimism that the PDP would continue to dominate the politics of Cross River in spite of the defection of the current governor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe introduction of a new party will translate into a bit of confusion for the people and it will take a long time for them to even understand either the reasoning behind the defection or the concept of the new party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second point is that the young people who are going to be part of this process have grown up with an understanding of the party and I believe that this is a time for us to move power to a new generation of young people, just like we benefited by the actions that we took and it provided us with the opportunity to serve.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Imoke added that Ayade would never have become governor if not for the support given to him by chieftains of the PDP who forged a consensus and took him to the electorate to solicit support.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will receive defected Gov. Ben Ayade back to the party if he decides to return. 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