Immediate former governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio is set to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was confirmed by Senator Ita Enang, Presidential Liaison Officer-Senate in a tweet on Sunday evening. In the tweet, he confirmed that the APC will be receiving Akpabio into the APC family on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,2018 at an elaborate ceremony in Akwa-Ibom.
Akpabio move from the PDP will be the second most significant defection in the Senate in the last one week after the defection of the Senate President Bukola Saraki to the PDP. Until this planned defection, Akpabio was considered as one of the leading lights in the PDP in the South South and his defection will come as a surprise to many in the region. It reflects the fast shifting alignments taking place in the Nigerian political landscape ahead of the 2019 elections.
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