Buhari's minister wants Governor Ayade to leave PDP, join APC

Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s minister of health, said Governor Ben Ayade had worked closely with the APC

Professor Adewole, who reportedly spoke in Cross River state, urged Governor Ayade to move over to the ruling party

Adewole also said despite being a member of the PDP, Ayade had been carrying out the change agenda.

Professor Isaac Adewole, Nigeria’s minister of health has reportedly urged Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state to move over to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Adewole said Ayade, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had been working closely with the Muhammadu Buhari-led government.

Daily Trust reports the minister as saying leaders of the APC were eagerly waiting to formally welcome Ayade.Adewole, who reportedly spoke at the first Cross River state Health Summit, in Calabar, added:

“Governor Ayade who is of the PDP has long been implementing the change agenda of the APC-led federal government.

“We have watched with keen interest, the workings of the two professors (Ayade and his deputy) in Cross River State. They are progressives who have keyed into the progressive agenda of the APC.”

News  earlier reported how Governor Ben Ayade said that he was called by God to govern the state to provide the needed dividends of democracy to the people.

The governor made the statement on October 7, 2016, while addressing thousands of his supporters who besieged the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar to welcome him on his arrival from Abuja.