PDP Senator Defects to Labour Party Ahead of 2023 Elections
- Labour Party has finally gotten a representation in the upper chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly
- Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi representing Imo East Senatorial District, has officially joined the party
- Labour Party is gradually registering itself into the consciousness of Nigerians, especially with Peter Obi as its presidential candidate
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National Assembly - Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi representing Imo East Senatorial District, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially defected to Labour Party.
Source: Twitter
In a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Senator Onyewuchi said:
“I wish to inform Mr President and distinguished senators of my defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the Labour Party.
“This is after due consultation with my family, constituents and supporters.
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“This will enable me to participate fully in the movement for a new Nigeria.”
Today’s defection brings the number of members of the minority parties to stand at 43. The minority parties in the Senate are presently five in number as of Wednesday, June 22.
Onyewuchi is the first Labour Party senator in the 9th Senate.
Onyewuchi confirms defection on Twitter
On his official Twitter page, the senator confirmed his defection by posting a photo of a billboard with his alongside that of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, with the words:
“A New Nigeria is possible.”
2023: Obaseki says Peter Obi is a force to reckon with
On his part, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared that Nigerians are no longer interested in the APC and the PDP.
According to the governor, Nigerians are now in search of an alternative political party ahead of the 2023 general elections.
Obaseki also acknowledged the rising political profile of Obi, saying his supporters are in every Nigerian home.
Peter Obi must agree to be Kwankwaso’s deputy, says NNPP spokesman
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Mr. Major Agni, on Tuesday, June 21 said that the only condition for a coalition with the LP is for Obi to agree to be running mate to Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The NNPP spokesman stated that of the 18 presidential candidates at the conclusion of the nomination exercise, Kwankwaso stands out and remains the preferred politician of Nigerians.
He insisted that the party has continued to receive calls that Kwankwaso must not step down, maintaining that the only acceptable conclusion is that Obi should accept to be Kwankwaso’s deputy.
Source: Legit.ng
