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Orubebe Dismisses Defection Reports, Threatens To Sue Online Media

The former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has debunked recent reports making the rounds in certain section of the media stating that he was dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join “his folks” in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Orubebe, in a telephone conversation with newsmen on Tuesday that he was “a proud and committed member” of the PDP, who is with President Jonathan in his bid to re-organise the party.

He said those behind the fictitious report hacked into his twitter account.

The former Minister also threatened to drag online media houses, who published the story of his alleged defection to the APC without contacting him, before the court.

He said, “It is not true that I am leaving the PDP for APC; it is not true and it cannot be true. I am taking online media, who have published the story to court.

“I am a core PDP member. I am with my oga (Goodluck Jonathan) and we are planning to re-organise the PDP to make it a party of unification.”

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