Immediate past Deputy Governor of Benue State, Chief Steve Lawani, former Senate President, Senator Ameh Ebute, and two former Ministers, Dr Sam Ode, and Professor Jerry Agada, were among top notchers of the Peoples Democratic Party, who defected into the All Progressives Congress, APC, ON Saturday in Otukpo, Benue State.
Others were a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Chief Mike Onoja, member of the National Assembly in the second Republic, Senator Godwin Okpe, former Deputy Director General of Senator David Mark Campaign Organization, Dr John Enyi, and pioneer PDP chairman in Benue State, Chief Agada Igomu.
Thousands of their supporters followed them into the APC.The defection took place at the formal flag off of the Comrade Daniel Onjeh Senatorial Campaign at the Government Secondary School, Eupi, in Otukpo. APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun received the new members into the party.
