Assembly Speaker cites ‘meaningful visibility as reason for joining APC

By Trinity Jesam

The Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Eteng Jonah Williams has cited his resolve to connect his constituency to the Centre for meaningful visibility as reason for joining the All Progressive Congress (APC).

The Speaker made this known in his ward (Mkpani-Agoi), yesterday, during a grand reception in honour of his defection to the APC.

Williams formally defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Ruling All Progressive Party (APC) at a mega rally held in Mkpani in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State.

Addressing the huge crowd that greeted his reception, Rt. Hon. Williams said: “l decided to join the APC because of Mkpani. I want Peace to be restored in my community, so that our parents can sleep well during elections.”

He added that APC is government Party and the ruling Party that would sweep poverty and impunity in our country.

"My community is divided and all hands must be on deck to salvage the situation and not to aggravate it,” he further stated.

He concluded by saying, he has brought his winning strategy so that APC would experience winning in Mkpani and Yakurr for the very first time while urging those in APC to remain in APC and reconsolidate for the betterment of the Party.

Earlier The State caretaker committee women leader of APC, Hon. Esther Ebri-Joe Bepeh described the crowd as unprecedented.

She added that women are proud of Williams for transforming and touching lives which is seen by the huge crowd today. “Welcome to your normal position in APC, she concluded.”

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