BREAKING: Ex-Ambassador Soni Abang, Supporters Returns To PDP

A former Ambassador to the Republic of Mali and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Ambassador Soni Abang, with thousands of supporters have returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a claim that the APC was insensitive to the plight of the people.

Soni Abang, a two-time Chairman of PDP in the state who defected to The All Progressive Congress (APC) alongside 6 other bigwigs in Cross River State on February 2018, made a legendary return on Thursday.

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Also joining the People Democratic Party, PDP was A former presidential adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, and former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Enerst Irek.

At a rally held at the Calabar Municipal Grounds wlhere the event took place, thousands of their supporters also defected with them.

Addressing the rally, National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Uche Secondus, who received the political bigwigs, said, “These men who have come back today, went to the APC thinking it was a party but rather it was a collection of wicked, greedy, heartless and vengeance taking people who meted out hunger in the land.

“I can tell you that these people have seen it all in the APC. On behalf of our presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as well as the National Working Committee of our party, let me tell you that we are on a mission to rescue Nigeria.”

Abang said as a former chairman of the party in the state he was happy to return to the party that he co-founded with others in the state.

He described Ayade as a wonderful personality who did not believe in gossips and back-biting, hence his ability to hold the party together.


The state governor, Professor Ben Ayade, welcomed the decampees to the fold. He said he was happy to see them back in PDP where they righty belong.