The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has welcomed 27 state lawmakers who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join their ranks.
In a formal reception held at the Port Harcourt Polo Club and chaired by Tony Okocha, the Caretaker Chairman of Rivers APC, the lawmakers were officially received into the party.
During the ceremony, Okocha levelled allegations against the Rivers State Government, accusing it of orchestrating the arson incident at the Rivers State Assembly.
“I challenge the Governor (Sim Fubara and the PDP) to prove to the Rivers people that they are not the ones responsible for the burning of the Rivers Assembly,” he told the gathering on Monday.
“How did the fire ‘catch’ the place?” the APC chieftain asked.
In the wake of the defection, the PDP called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the lawmakers’ seats vacated, with the Fubara government demolishing the assembly complex owing to the fire incident.
