Former presidential adviser and prominent Bakassi leader in
Cross River State, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has officially left the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ita-Giwa was a pioneer member of the defunct All Nigeria
Peoples Party (ANPP) which later merged to form APC, before decamping to PDP in
2004.
On Thursday, the strong woman of Cross River politics, told
newsmen that “I have been idle in the PDP for over one year now. It is time for
me to move on politically with my huge Bakassi supporters.
“Besides, nearly all my contemporaries are in the APC. SO,
it is time for me to join them and work for the progress of the party at the
state and national levels.”
“Mama Bakassi” officially decamped on Friday and was
registered by the APC Chairman of her At Ema ward, Inyang Okon, in Bakassi.
She explained that she joined the party, because she needed
a credible platform to continue her political life. She also promised to work
for Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari, who she claims was misunderstood.
“There is no retirement age for politics. Nigeria needs
experience. As you grow older in politics, you learn on the job.”
Ita-Giwa had won elections as a Senator in ANPP in 1999 and
later in 2004 under PDP.
By Ifreke Inyang
