Ebonyi Former Deputy Speaker Dumps PDP for APC, Gives Reason

• A former PDP chieftain and an ex-deputy speaker of the Ebonyi state house of assembly, Odefa Obasi Odefa, has joined the APC
• In early November, Odefa, along with other chieftains, resigned from the PDP, citing the crisis rocking the party in the state
• The former PDP chieftain said he joined the APC to support the good agenda of Governor Francis Nwifuru

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Abakaliki, Ebonyi - The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former speaker of the Ebonyi state house of assembly, Odefa Obasi Odefa, has dumped the party and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Over 500 of his supporters from Onicha East constituency also joined the APC with him, The Nation reported.

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Why former PDP chieftain joined APC in Ebonyi

Odefa declared his intention to dump the PDP and join the APC when he visited the government house in Abakaliki, the state capital, and met with Governor Francis Nwifuru.

According to Odefa, his decision to join the APC was to support Governor Nwifuru in his bid to transform the state for the better.

He said he had studied the governor's good intentions as captured in his manifesto tagged the "People’s Charter of Needs."

In response, Nwifuru stated that the door of the ruling party was open, and its room could accommodate all well-intentioned individuals.

Former Ebonyi deputy speaker dumps PDP

Earlier, the ex-deputy speaker resigned his membership from the PDP. Odefa presented his resignation letter to the PDP chairman in his Ogudu Okwor Ward in the Oshiri community of the local government.

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The former lawmaker confirmed the development to journalists in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, on Wednesday, November 8.

His resignation came amid crisis rocking the PDP in different states since the party lost the 2023 presidential election to the APC.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Senate president Godswill Akpabio also disclosed that the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Umo Eno, may be joining the APC soon.

At a colloquium for his birthday on Friday, Akpabio added that senators Aminu Tambuwal and Natacha Akpoti Uduaghan may join the ruling party.

Akpabio's comment followed the allegation from Atiku Abubakar that the APC and President Bola Tinubu were working to turn Nigeria into a one-party state.

Source: Legit.ng