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    Home»Politics»PDP Will Take Ayade Back If He Wants To Return — Imoke

    PDP Will Take Ayade Back If He Wants To Return — Imoke

    Politics By Ifeanyi N.Jun 6, 2021Updated:Jun 6, 2021No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will receive defected Gov. Ben Ayade back to the party if he decides to return.

    Former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke
    Former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke

    Ayade, who was elected governor on the platform of the PDP six years ago, shocked political pundits when he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), raising the political stakes as the countdown to the 2023 general elections commences nationwide.

    “I will welcome him. I will definitely welcome him. Ben and I don’t have personal differences, maybe political differences and that’s why I said that his decision to quit PDP may be personal to him,’’ Imoke told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.

    “Yes, it’s a game of power which should be played fairly and everybody has a right to take whatever decision that they choose and we should not hold it against them in eternity.

    “So, certainly for anyone that wants to work to see the growth and development of Cross River State, we are willing to work with them at any time.

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    According to the PDP Chieftain, “If Ayade gets to the APC and it doesn’t look as good as he thought, then we’ll be glad to welcome him back as one of us, it’s a game of numbers so the more the merrier,’’ Imoke responded to a question whether Ayade would be able to hold a broom, the symbol of the APC.

    “It is very interesting that I haven’t seen Gov. Ayade hold a broom, but I have always imagined in my head that Ben would look at the broom once or twice before he holds it.

    “In all honesty, even that is alien to him. So to the people of Cross River State, I say stand firm, we are PDP. We are committed, we are resolute, we are a grassroots party and we are sufficiently strong.

    “I want to commend the strength and the will of the people who said listen, we are not going. PDP is our party. We will remain here,’’ Imoke said.

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    He also expressed optimism that the PDP would continue to dominate the politics of Cross River in spite of the defection of the current governor.

    “The introduction of a new party will translate into a bit of confusion for the people and it will take a long time for them to even understand either the reasoning behind the defection or the concept of the new party.

    “The second point is that the young people who are going to be part of this process have grown up with an understanding of the party and I believe that this is a time for us to move power to a new generation of young people, just like we benefited by the actions that we took and it provided us with the opportunity to serve.’’

    Imoke added that Ayade would never have become governor if not for the support given to him by chieftains of the PDP who forged a consensus and took him to the electorate to solicit support.

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