Embattled Ebonyi PDP Chair Joins APC 4 Months After Suspension, Gives Reason
- The embattled PDP chairman in Ezza South LGA of Ebonyi State, Friday Agbom, has joined the ruling party, APC
- Agbom announced his defection to the APC four months after he was suspended for alleged anti-party activities
- He said the good governance of the state by Governor Francis Nwifuru is the reason he decided to join the APC
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Abakaliki, Ebonyi state - Friday Agbom, the suspended chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Agbom was suspended in March by the PDP ward executives who passed a vote of no confidence in him for alleged anti-party activities, The Nation reported.
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The ex-PDP chairman officially announced his defection to the ruling APC during his visit to the lawmaker representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, Chinedu Ogah, in Abakaliki, on Sunday, July 9.
Why I decided to join APC
He said his decision to join the APC was based on the massive development and good governance by state Governor Francis Nwifuru and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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While welcoming the suspended PDP chairman to the APC, Ogah said:
“This is just the internal reception for these new members; we shall be welcoming them officially to the party at the Onueke Office. You have taken the right decision because this is your party and the right party that has contributed in no small measure to the development of the state and Nigeria.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Nwoba Chika, the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi state, said he was almost executed the first time he attempted to urgently rent an apartment in Abakaliki, the state capital. Chika said this in a lengthy Facebook post on Tuesday, May 30.
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Legit.ng also reported that Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi state had directed all commissioners who served in the administration of his immediate predecessor, David Umahi, to vacate the accommodation provided by the government within two weeks (14 days).
Governor Nwifuru’s directive was contained in a notice made available by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Grace Umezurike, on Thursday, June 22.
Source: Legit.ng
