Stop Our Men from Decamping to APC; Akpabio begs Tambuwal

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom has appealed to the Speaker
of the House of Reps, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, to stop further
defection of members of Peoples Democratic Party in the National
Assembly to the leading opposition party, the APC.

In his words: “You must do everything humanly possible to avoid
further defection of PDP members in the National Assembly . Even
those that have defected, we want to implore you to do your best
to convince them to come back because the umbrella is not torn.

The umbrella can accommodate them and can still cover them
very well.”
In his reaction, Tambuwal simply told Akpabio that he was in the
state to discuss national issues.

It will be recalled that 37 members of the House of Representatives
elected on the platform of PDP had last month defected to the All
Progressives Congress, giving the opposition a simple majority in the
House.

But Akpabio asked the Speaker to help convince the defectors to
return to the party. Akpabio’s position was contained in a statement
issued after Tambuwal paid him a courtesy visit in Uyo on Monday.

NastyGist.Com gathered all efforts by Akpabio to drag Tambuwal
into political discussions during his visit to the state was politely
turned down.