The governor may announce his defection as early as Thursday, May 20, 2021, according to sources who confided in Pointblanknews.com.
As the Governor dumps PDP, a prelude to the defection, he is at the moment hosting a dinner in Government House, Calabar, with seven APC Governors in attendance.
Some of the APC Governors in attendance pointblanknews.com
Governor Ayade is having a running battle with the PDP in the state over the control of the party’s structures, which he does not have a hold on.
The governor has also not been participating in the recent events of the PDP governors, preferring to delegate his deputy instead.
Several efforts by the PDP Governors and leadership to prevail on the governor to remain with the umbrella party have yielded no positive result.