Twitter Fumes Over Ben Ayade’s Defection To APC

• Ayade defected amidst speculations that another PDP governor will join the party after Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi defected months ago.

Following the defection of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), some Nigerians have begun expressing their discontent at the action of the academic-turn-politician.

Ayade, earlier on Thursday, announced that he is dumping the PDP, the platform on which he was elected governor in 2015.

It is however not exactly clear why the Cross River governor left the platform that brought him to power in 2015. But he has for months complained about being poorly treated by the PDP.

“We need all governors to recognize that it is not party that matters. It is character, it is honor, it is commitment to the vision of this great nation. We all need to as a team work ahead of the president by working towards building a prosperous country that the succession worries of 2023 will come without the fears and the worries the international community has for us.

“I believe that if everyone of us as governor joins hands with Mr President, I think we can sit on the same dining table and fashion out a way to govern this country,” he said while announcing his defection.

In a swift reaction to his defection, some Nigerians on Twitter have criticised Ayade. While some described his defection as going “from fry pan to fire”, others opined that both parties are the same without an ideology as they keep recycling the same set of politicians.

Eko Hot Blog culled some of the comments on twitter:

 

 

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