A member of the Home of Representatives, Clement Jimbo, has dismissed claims suggesting that he’s planning to depart the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The lawmaker described the allegation as false and politically motivated.
Jimbo, who represents Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State, reacted after a social media put up alleged that he had concluded plans to defect to the ADC.
The declare had circulated on-line and generated reactions inside political circles within the state.
In an announcement issued on Friday via his media workplace, the federal lawmaker rejected the report and urged the general public to ignore it. His media workforce described the declare as an try and mislead members of the general public and injury his popularity.
In accordance with the assertion, the allegation was “malicious and libelous” and didn’t mirror the political place of the lawmaker.
The media workplace additionally careworn that Jimbo stays absolutely dedicated to the ruling social gathering. It famous that the lawmaker has continued to play lively roles in social gathering affairs in Akwa Ibom State.
To additional counter the defection declare, the assertion pointed to his current participation in APC actions. It recalled that on March 3, 2026, Jimbo led delegates from Abak Native Authorities Space to the social gathering’s State Congress held on the Uyo Township Stadium.
“Mr Jimbo stays a dedicated and constant member of the APC. Solely just lately, on 3 March 2026, he led APC delegates from Abak Native Authorities Space to take part actively within the State Congress of the Occasion held on the Uyo Township Stadium. Does this appear like the motion of a person plotting to desert his social gathering?”
The assertion additionally challenged these behind the allegation to offer proof of any assembly or dialogue between the lawmaker and officers of the ADC.
“Mr Jimbo has by no means held any assembly with officers of the ADC nor has he initiated or entertained any dialogue in anyway concerning defection. The purveyors of this falsehood must be daring sufficient to current proof of such a gathering if it ever occurred.”
Jimbo’s media workplace additional defined that the lawmaker is presently targeted on strengthening the APC construction in preparation for upcoming social gathering actions.
It mentioned he has been partaking with social gathering delegates and stakeholders forward of the APC Zonal Congress scheduled for March 25, in addition to the Nationwide Conference anticipated to carry on March 27 and 28 in Abuja.
The assertion argued that it could make little sense for the lawmaker to desert the social gathering at a time when preparations for main inside actions are ongoing.
In accordance with the media workplace, Jimbo has invested vital political effort in constructing the APC construction in Akwa Ibom State, particularly in periods when the social gathering operated as an opposition power within the state.
“A person who invested a lot vitality, time, and political capital within the social gathering can not logically be anticipated to desert it at a time when it’s consolidating its features.”
The assertion additionally accused the writer of the social media put up of trying to discredit the lawmaker forward of the 2027 basic elections.
It urged members of the general public and social gathering supporters to disregard the report, describing the allegation as “a fabricated tissue of lies, a blackmail from the darkest a part of hell.”
The lawmaker’s workforce maintained that Jimbo stays targeted on his legislative duties and social gathering tasks, including that he has no intention of leaving the APC.