defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Etang, a former Chairman of Esit Eket Local Government, on April 9,
resigned as Special Assistant to the Governor on Projects and formally
registered with the APC at his Etebi Ward 7, along with over 300
followers on April 10.
Addressing his supporters at a post-defection meeting on Friday, Etang
said with their entry into APC, the party stood 70 per cent chance of
winning Esit Eket Local government Area.
Etang, who was also a former President of Afigh Iwaad Ekid, the
umbrella youth organization in Eket Federal Constituency, said he left
the PDP because of impunity.
"I blame the continuing exodus from the Esit Eket PDP on a situation
where an individual takes Esit Eket as his personal property," he
stated.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Etang had also served as
Special Assistant to former Gov. Godswill Akpabio.
According to him, he had refused overtures from PDP leaders in the
state in the last few days not to defect to APC.
He said, "I vowed that my supporters and I have decided to move on and
no going back."
In his resignation letter to the Governor, he said he was leaving
because it was "necessary to depart now in line with the dictates of
my conscience and highest level of sincerity."
Receiving the defectors, Mr Bassey Dan-Abia Jnr, a former member of
the House of Representatives said the APC has been increasing in
number, and expressed optimism that the party would take over the
state in 2019.
He commended the defectors for their courage and boldness and assured
them of Federal Government lofty programmes for the state.
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