Chief Nkire Dumps APC, Joins PDP

The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (rAPC), Chief Sam Nkire, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In a statement in Umuahia on Thursday, Nkire, who is a former member of APC Board of Trustees (BoT) said he joined the PDP because he was convinced that Nigerians wanted the party back to serve them better.

“PDP is now a new, reformed and restructured party ready to serve Nigerians better,” he said while addressing his loyalists, followers and associates.

He admitted that he would miss his brothers, associates and friends who may choose to remain, adding that “brothers will always be brothers no matter what party they belonged.”

He further urged Nigerians to get their voter’s card, “to ensure that we are governed by those we can trust.”

Nkire was until recently the Caucus Leader of the APC in Abia State.