Defected Rivers Lawmakers Are Bidding of Their Demigod – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the 17 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), labeling them as enemies of democracy in Nigeria.

Dependable NG reports that the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, issued a statement describing the lawmakers as political puppets who are doing the bidding of their “demigod and paymasters.” He asserted that their actions would be remembered in history as a mockery of the legislative arm of government.

The mass defection took place on Friday when 17 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, formally announced their exit from the PDP during a plenary session.

Amaewhule justified the move by citing the persistent and unresolved factionalization within the national leadership of the PDP. He informed his colleagues that he had formally notified his ward chairman of his decision to leave the party, confirming his allegiance to the APC.

Condemning the action, the PDP stated: “We have seen on various media platforms news of the re-defection of some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who, for a second time, announced their defection from our party. We recall that they had done so earlier and later recanted. These are people whom the world is aware are doing the bidding of their paymaster and demigod.”

The statement concluded that the lawmakers “will go down in history as enemies of democracy and those who made mockery of the legislature.” The party also vowed to take legal steps to recover the legislative mandates gained under the banner of the PDP.