Defection Rocks PDP Again as Powerful Chieftain Dumps Party for APC, Gives Reason

• Delta state chapter of the PDP has been hit with another blow as a prominent member, Ambassador Karo Ekewenu, dumped the party for the APC
• Ekewenu is a popular philanthropist and a United Nations ambassador on sustainable development goals
• The ambassador announced his defection at an event in Orha-Erha secondary school, Ugono Orogun, Ughelli North local government of the state

Ughelli, Delta - A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, Ambassador Karo Ekewenu, has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The ex-PDP stalwart said he left the umbrella party due to division and lack of internal democracy in the Delta state chapter of the party, The Nation reported.

Ekewenu made the declaration at an event in Orha-Erha secondary school, Ugono Orogun, Ughelli North local government area of the state.

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He is a popular philanthropist and a United Nations ambassador to sustainable development Goals.

The ambassador said he and his supporters had joined the APC to support the party at all positions in the next year's general elections.

He stated that he and his team are ready to ensure victory for the APC in national and state assembly elections and presidential and governorship elections, which the deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege, is eyeing.

He says, “My decision to dump the crumbling PDP was borne out of the fact that there’s no transparency in PDP which was evident during the primary election to elect the party’s gubernatorial candidate.”

BREAKING: PDP gets another 'breakfast' as court sacks powerful lawmaker

Legit.ng earlier reported that Musa Aggah, a member of the PDP in the house of representatives, had been sacked by the national and state assembly election petition trial tribunal that was sitting in high court 4 in Jos.

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The court held that the umbrella party, PDP, did not duly nominate the lawmaker and that he did not poll the highest number of votes in the February 26 bye-election in the federal constituency.

The court then ordered the PRP candidate, Mohammed Gwani as the valid winner of the North/Bassa federal constituency bye-election.

Source: Legit.ng