{"id":20668,"date":"2022-07-22T10:32:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T10:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odidiomo.com\/news\/?p=20668"},"modified":"2022-07-22T10:32:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T10:32:56","slug":"just-in-apc-chairman-in-rivers-housmembers-others-defect-to-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/odidiomo.com\/news\/just-in-apc-chairman-in-rivers-housmembers-others-defect-to-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Just in: APC CHAIRMAN IN Rivers , housmembers, others defect to PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top and notable members of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party in yet another mass defection.<br \/>\nThose who switched over to the PDP include; Former APC leader of Bonny Local Government Area, Hon. George Tolofari, APC Chairman of Bonny, Hon. Israel Wilcox as well as Hon. Adonye Wilcox, the HOA Candidate of the APC, Hon. 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