By; MKPUMA ENYINNA, Abakaliki
Thousands of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Umuezeoka Community, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, at the weekend, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Members of opposition parties in the state have been defecting to the APC since after the Supreme Court judgement, which affirmed the election of Governor Francis Nwifuru.
In the momentous occasion, Dr. Okulegu Bethran Enyim, former Chairman of the Ebonyi State Secondary Education Board and the immediate past Director-General of the 2023 PDP Campaign Council in Ezza North LGA, led over two thousand persons, belonging to his formidable team from Umuezeoka ward to join the ranks of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Receiving the decampees, the state party chairman, Chief Okoro Emeagha, who welcomed Dr. Okulegu into the APC fold among others, assured them of the party’s commitment to accommodating all Ebonyi people under Governor Nwifuru’s leadership, emphasizing the governor’s dedication to the welfare of Ebonyi citizens.
The event also saw the inclusion of prominent members of Dr. Okulegu’s ‘Fire Team’ into the APC, including Aloysius Nweke (Ogbanshiegbe) and Sunday Otubo, among others, marking a significant shift in Ebonyi politics
He opined that the interest of the governor is to unite and develop the state and that he needs everybody to work together as partners in progress.
He assured the defectors of equal attention in the scheme of things like old members.
