The All Progressives Congress (APC) says FCT Minister Nyesom Wike is not behind the defection of 27 members of the Rivera State House of Assembly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Reports have, however, linked the development to the former Rivers Governor.
Reacting, the Secretary of the Rivers State APC caretaker committee, Eric Nwibani, said there was no iota of truth in the viral report.
He said as much as the party see the defection as a welcome development, linking the former governor of Rivers to the move was a figment of the imagination of those peddling the speculation.
“That is speculation. There is no truth in it and the persons who defected are still alive and can speak for themselves. Every political party is interested in numbers. You see it reflected in the defection of the Rivers House of Assembly. I am talking about 27 of them.” he told newsmen on Monday.
” If the remaining four lawmakers can come and join us, we will be very happy. We also want members of the other political parties to join us to make Rivers State better than it is today under the PDP. As I said earlier, politics is a game of numbers. We are interested in as many persons that want to join the party. We will welcome everybody.”
