Oshiomhole: "Only Those Without Honour Will Decamp To PDP"

The ruling party moved yesterday to stem the likely tide of defections from its fold. National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, met in Abuja with Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom who claimed that the party had issued him a red card. Ortom was, in fact, one of the governors believed to be set for a return to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

To Oshiomhole, those who will defect from the APC to the PDP lack honour. The APC chairman described the governor as a man of honour who would not defect from APC to the PDP, which he left three-and-a-half years ago. The Benue APC chapter also denied issuing the governor a red card. The House of Representatives APC Caucus also went into an emergency session on the defection plan of some of its members. House Leader Femi Gbajabiamila said there was no cause for alarm.