Liyel Imoke: What i will do to Ayade if he tries to return to PDP
Sen. Liyel Imoke, a former governor of Cross River State, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is eager to accept Gov. Ben Ayade’s return if he chooses to do so.
Liyel Imoke refuted rumors of a rift between him and the Governor of Cross River in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.
The former governor was replying to an inquiry about Ayade’s ability to grasp a broom, the APC’s symbol.
“I will gladly accept him. He will be warmly welcomed by me. Ben and I don’t have any personal disagreements, but we do have political disagreements, which is why I indicated his decision to leave the PDP could be personal to him,” Imoke stated.
“Yes, it’s a game of power which should be played fairly and everybody has a right to take whatever decision that they choose and we should not hold it against them in eternity.
“So, certainly for anyone that wants to work to see the growth and development of Cross River State, we are willing to work with them at any time.
“If Ayade gets to the APC and it doesn’t look as good as he thought, then we’ll be glad to welcome him back as one of us, it’s a game of numbers so the more the merrier.
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“It is very interesting that I haven’t seen Gov. Ayade hold a broom, but I have always imagined in my head that Ben would look at the broom once or twice before he holds it.
“In all honesty, even that is alien to him. So to the people of Cross River State, I say stand firm, we are PDP. We are committed, we are resolute, we are a grassroots party and we are sufficiently strong.
“I want to commend the strength and the will of the people who said listen, we are not going. PDP is our party. We will remain here”.
