 Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has officially defected from the People's Democratic Party PDP to the All Progressive Congress APC. Ayade defected to the APC on Thursday in Calaba at a ceremony at the Executive Chambers of the Governor's office. He said his defection was to align the state with the ruling party at the centre for prosperous growth and development and also to join hands with Mr President Mahmoud Abahari in building the nation. Speaking Governor, Mai Balatbouni of Yobi, who was chair of the APC, welcomed Ayade into the party's fold. Having seen the progress attained so far, having seen the associated tension occasioned by the increasing social media manipulation to create a level of hysteria, having recognized the challenges of our youths and issues of unemployment and the associated challenges therefrom, it's my responsibility as the leader of the party in Cross River State, as the leader of the people in Cross River State from the political perspective to do all I can to assist Mr President succeed. It is in this process and recognizing the role of Cross River State, a state that has been reduced to wanting body, spirit and soul, a state whose revenue and resources have been taken, and therefore on behalf of the entire people of Cross River State to the extent that believe in the philosophy and idea of peace and unity, that Cross River State is today formally declared as an APC state. To welcome His Excellency Executive Governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade, formally into APC has come today. He is the leader of the party, APC Cross River State. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news, please do subscribe to our channel.