People of Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State have dumped Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for All Progressives Congress, APC, following what they described as acts of lawlessness being exhibited by the party’s leadership.

They said APC was a solution to PDP’s alleged impunity, anti-progress and undemocratic tendencies.

The voluntary declaration followed a  long awaited question asked by the Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Mr. Victor Giadom, concerning their disposition amidst the political uncertainty plaguing the country, at a rally that attracted a massive crowd.

The people, consisting of Assembly members, at Kpor, headquarters of the local government area, Giadom explained that after evaluating the activities of PDP in recent times, it was clear that the party no longer protected the interest of Gokana people and their development.

He cited the abandonment of Bodo-Bonny road and non-implementation of the UNEP report on Ogoniland, among others, under the PDP-led government, as sins against the people. He insisted that at this point in history, the people desired a platform that would facilitate progress and true democracy.

“In 2011, we voted PDP. Today, we have discovered that the party no longer protects our interest, so what shall we do?” he asked, to which the people answered, “We should leave PDP.”

Armed with a broom and APC flag, Giadom declared “Today, we, the good people of Gokana have collectively agreed to move from PDP to APC.”

The mammoth crowd, led by Giadom, Assembly member, Innocent Barikor and Council Chairman, Ledee Demua, later inaugurated the APC secretariat in the area.