{"id":113235,"date":"2024-07-14T20:13:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T19:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=113235"},"modified":"2024-07-14T20:13:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T19:13:32","slug":"former-senate-president-anyim-ogba-dump-pdp-for-apc-in-ebonyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/former-senate-president-anyim-ogba-dump-pdp-for-apc-in-ebonyi\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Senate President, Anyim, Ogba, dump PDP for APC in Ebonyi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Senate President, Pius Anyim, alongside former gubernatorial candidates of opposition parties in Ebonyi on Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/div>\n
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\nAnyim, formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the APC with some of his supporters during the grand finale of the APC campaign for the Local Government Area (LGA) elections in Abakaliki.<\/div>\n
\nAnyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), defected alongside a former Senator and PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in the 2023 general elections, Sen. Obinna Ogba and that of the Labour Party, Chief Edward Nkwegu.<\/div>\n
\nAlso some former members of the National and State Assemblies as well as former \u00a0Local Government Area Chairmen among others, all from the opposition also defected to the APC.<\/div>\n
\nAnyim, in his remarks, said that Ebonyi had always been a one political family and the massive defection of opposition members to the party, attested to such fact.<\/div>\n
\nThe former Senate President said his intention \u00a0to join the APC had been hatched for long as remarked by former Gov David Umahi.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cThe time I wanted this to happen, Umahi was not ready and the time, he wanted it, it didn\u2019t turn out the way we wanted.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cWe however, thank God that it has worked smoothly as we all are presently under the same roof,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
\nThe former SGF said that the defection was not just about him but Ebonyi people as consultations were widely made before a final resolution was taken.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cWe wanted to appreciate Gov. Francis Nwifuru\u2019s great works and reconciling various political divides of the state, making them stay under one roof.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cWe are aware of the enormous economic and socio cultural challenges confronting the country and the need to patriotically support President Bola Tinubu to surmount the challenges.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cWe intend to collaborate with all federal appointees from the state especially the Minister of Works, Umahi to support and step down President Tinubu\u2019s life uplifting policies to Ebonyi people,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
\nThe APC National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, commended Gov. Nwifuru for sustaining his predecessor\u2019s ideals of enlarging the APC in the state and south east geo-political zone.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cThe APC is presently de-marginalising the south east zone by placing it in the mainstream of national politics.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cThe ministerial among other appointments given by President Tinubu to indigenes of the zone, massive infrastructural development in the zone among others,, attests to this fact,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
\nGov. Francis Nwifuru commended the decampees for their bold decision to join the APC and assured that they would be adequately accommodated in the party.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cI thank my predecessor and father, Sen. David Umahi, for laying this strong foundation for the party\u2019s growth in Ebonyi and President Bola Tinubu for his fatherly support to us in all ramifications.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cEbonyi will develop more rapidly when its leaders and people stay under one roof, to actualise the people\u2019s charter of needs mantra of the administration,\u201d.<\/div>\n
\nThe Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi thanked President Tinubu for ensuring the growth of the party in the state and urged Nigerians to support him in making the country great.<\/div>\n
\nGoodwill messages were delivered on the occasion by Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo, national officers of the APC, among others.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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