Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress.
Mr Ayade's defection came six months after his Ebonyi State counterpart, David Umahi, also left the PDP.
The governor announced his decision to join the APC on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House.
The APC delegation was led by Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni, who is also the National Caretaker Committee chairman of the APC.
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It is not exactly clear why the Cross River governor left the platform that brought him to power in 2015, but he has for months complained about being poorly treated by the PDP.
With his defection, Mr Ayade becomes the only APC governor from the South-South geopolitical zone.
The ruling party now has 21 governors, the PDP 14 and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) one.