Rt. Hon Chibuike Amaechi’s plan of installing a governor in the oil city might have suffered a heavy blow as Akpo Yeeh, deputy governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Rivers state- the party Amaechi adopted after his party, the APC was restrained from participating in the election by court has resigned his membership of the party, and announced defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The resignation of Mr Akpo was contained in a letter addressed to Biokpomabo Awara, the AAC governorship candidate in the state.
“I write to most respectfully notify of my resignation from the membership of the African Action Allaince (AAC) with effect from today 25th March 2019, and subsequent defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” Yeeh wrote.
Also in the letter, Yeeh alleged that the minister of transportation forced him to sign an “undated” letter that he would step down after inauguration.
He went ahead to say that the Minister confirmed to him and Awara that he had assembled a team of security personnel who would facilitate rigging of the election.
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