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Reasons Moses Essien Dumped YPP

 


By Asuquo Edem


It's no longer news that the member representing Ibiono Ibom State Constituency, Hon. Moses Essien has parted ways with the Young Progressive Party(YPP) pitching tents with the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).


The lawmaker who announced his defection to the PDP today during Plenary at the House of Assembly stated among other reasons his decision to move camp owing to the division amongst the leadership of YPP in the State.

In his words: " I write to notify the Speaker and members of the People's Democratic party ( PDP ) in the Assembly of the formal resignation of my membership from the Young Progressive Party (YPP) to People's Democratic Party (PDP).

The reason for this action is based on the division within the YPP leadership in Akwa Ibom State, where the 2023 Governorship candidate of the YPP, the state chairman of the party and the State officers including chapter officers of the party and stalwarts of the party decamp to the All Progressive Congress (APC) thereby leaving the party in the state with no tangible structure to fall back on."


Hon. Essien who is the Chairman House Committee on Health  appreciated the YPP for giving him the political platform to be elected into the State House of Assembly.


The Motion to receive the lawmaker into the PDP was moved by the member representing Ini State Constituency, Hon. Lawrence Udoide and was seconded by the Deputy Leader of the House Rt. Hon. Oto-Obong Bob.


In their reactions, members commented Hon, Essien for the bold step he has taken to dump the YPP and join the  the ruling party (PDP)  in the state.


The Speaker of the Assembly ,Rt. Hon. (Elder) Udeme Otong, while welcoming Hon. Essien into the party, noted that his entrance has further enlarged the PDP's membership to 25 from 24 and congratulated him for taking a step in the right direction.


With the defection of the Ibiono-Ibom lawmaker, the membership strength of the PDP in the House of Assembly has now increased from 24 to 25 out of 26 members.


Meanwhile, plenary has been adjourned to Thursday, 2nd May 2024.



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