Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ayade announced his decision on Thursday after a closed-door meeting with six APC governors and some members of the National Assembly who visited him at the Government House, Calabar, Cross River State.
The meeting was attended by members of the state executive Council.
The governors who visited Ayade included Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State; Hope Uzodinma of Imo State; Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State; Simon Lalong of Plateau State; Mohammed Abubakar of Jigawa State, and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.