The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has on Thursday, officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, .
Governor Ayade announced his decision after a closed-door meeting with 6 APC Governors and members of the National Assembly, who visited him at the Government House.
The Governors who visited Ayade included Governors of Kebbi, Imo, Yobe, Plateau, Jigawa, and Ekiti States.
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