newsman

Rivers State which happens to be the political and economic capital of the South South geo political zone of the country was in the news politically within the week. It started with the announcement by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP which is the ruling party in the state that the governor will be receiving the first batch of over 8,000 decampees of the All Progressives Congress APC into its fold. While the PDP hierarchy were yet basking in the euphoria of the announcement of receiving the over 8,000 decampees of the APC, they were hit by the news that one of the most foremost politicians in the PDP fold was decamping to the All Progressives Congress APC. The fact that the euphoria, pump and propaganda that was used to press home the acceptance of the APC decampees fizzled out immediately the news of the defection of Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu Briggs to the APC jolted them was evident in the quietness the PDP went about their affairs within the week. The usual pump that greeted suc...