The Cross River State Governor; Prof Ben Ayade who did not attend the meetings organized by the Southern Governors forum and the People Democratic Party's governors forum meeting is reported to defect from PDP and join the ruling APC.
The development was further established when some APC Governors on Wednesday evening arrived in Calabar, capital of Cross River to persuade Governor Ben Ayade to defect from the PDP.
They arrived two weeks after a delegation of Governors Forum of the PDP visited to dissuade him from leaving the party.
The APC delegation was led by Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni, who is also the National Caretaker Committee chairman of the APC.
Buni arrived Calabar on Wednesday evening to join his Imo counterpart, Governor Hope Uzodinma who had been on ground.
Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi and a number of other Governors of the APC are also expected to arrive the state.
It is obtained that they are billed to have a meeting with Ayade on Thursday morning in the State Executive Chambers.
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