The Peoples’ Democratic Party in Bayelsa State has played down the defection of over one thousand former members to the All Progressives Congress over the weekend.

The Peoples’ Democratic Party in Bayelsa State has played down the defection of over one thousand former members to the All Progressives Congress over the weekend. A PDP chieftain who represents Sagbama/Ekeremo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, FREDERICK AGBEDI said most of defectors took the decision because they lost in the party primaries. The House of Representatives member was speaking in a television program monitored in Port Harcourt. AGBEDI said the PDP stands emerge stronger from the defection as the soul and body of the party remains intact. Also speaking, the Senior Special Adviser to Bayelsa State Governor on Public Affairs and Re-orientation, DON EVARADA alleged that some of the defectors sponsored terrorists in the creeks. DON EVARADA is the Senior Special Adviser to Bayelsa State Governor on Public Affairs and Re-orientation.