APC Loses Strength In Bayelsa As Sylva Loses Strong Ally

The strength of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Bayelsa State dwindled on Tuesday after a chieftain of the party in the state, Chief Nathan Egba defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Egba, a former commissioner in the state was received by Governor Serikae Dickson who urged the remaining members of the APC in Bayelsa State to leave the party.

A top ally of former Governor and Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa, Chief Timipre Sylva, Chief Nathan Egba, has defected to the People’s Democratic Party.

Egba  from Okpoama, in Brass Local Government Area was a three- time commissioner for information under the Diepreye Alamaieyeseigha and Sylva administrations.

Speaking at his homecoming, he said:

“I thank the Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson, for this opportunity. I expressed interest to rejoin the party long ago and expected to go through some process. I thank the Governor for the express admission into the party.

“I have been a member of the PDP and the APC and I know better now. It is good to be among politicians.”

Governor Dickson while welcoming Egba urged the remaining members of the APC in the state to return to the PDP saying:

“I always tell our people to change from our old ways. We are in politics to build, not to destroy, to develop our state. And we are not even many. You have a great role to play. We are not happy when key people like you are not in the mainstream.

“Let bygones be bygones. Let’s focus on the great future that is lying before us.

“Your rights and privileges are restored to you, beginning from your ward to the state level.

“I call on the few remaining people in the APC to come over to the PDP. You have tried enough, come and join us. I want to call on our party and members to unite our people, bring back aggrieved people into the PDP,” he said.

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