 In Emo's State, the All Progressive Congress APC has received four House of Representatives members who defected from the People's Democratic Party, PDP, with over 3,000 of their followers into the APC in Oweri. The lawmakers from the PDP include Honourable Bede Eke, Honourable Ikenna Lezanya, and Honourable Henry Ongwawebe. Speaking at the event, they testified to the remarkable achievements of Governor Hopu Zodem and promised to contribute their quarter to the ongoing development in the state.