Just In : More Trouble for Obi as Over 400 LP Members Decamps to PDP
No fewer than 4385 members of the Labour Party have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to assist in realizing the vision of making Imo safe which is anchored on Sam-Jones Governorship project.
The event took place over the weekend at the PDP state headquarters, along Okigwe road, Owerri, the Imo state capital. Lady Nkechi Manus Ogu, State Coordinator, and former Woman Leader of Labour Party in Owerri Zone led the defectors into PDP. She expressed her gratitude for coming out of stress after all her contributions in the former party, adding that they would do everything possible to deliver the PDP candidates in the November 11 election.
Lady Ogu maintained that their members across the 27 LGAs and 305 wards decided to dump Labour Party when it became obvious to them that what the party presented to them as a candidate does not possess the needed capacity to govern Imo state.
She expressed anger at how new entrants succeeded in destroying the sanctity of Labour Party in the state and vowed to mobilize their people in the 305 wards to rally around the PDP candidate, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, and his Deputy, Rt Hon Jones Onyereri to win the poll.
Receiving the defectors into PDP, state Chairman of the party, Chief Charles Ugwu represented by the State Organizing Secretary, Nze Law Biaduo commended them for taking the bold step when it became convincing that Imo must be secured from collapse. Nze Biaduo assured them that the party would accord them all necessary privileges enjoyed by every PDP member in the state and charged them to go into the villages and mobilize Imo people to bring back security, rule of law, peace, and unity.
Addressing the new entrants, the party Governorship candidate, Senator Anyanwu eulogized them for the boldness to be part of the success story of the state and promised to carry everyone along. He frowned at the present condition of the state where everything that was functional during previous PDP administrations has totally collapsed woefully and accused the APC government of working to destabilize the state. Senator Anyanwu promised to revive health centers that are in sorry state, activate free education in Imo tertiary institutions, and rescue rural roads that are presently death traps. He also promised to realize all these projects without borrowing.
Senator Anyanwu said that his government shall encourage what he described as “Citizens Participation in Governance (CPG)”, which according to him would allow the people to interact with their Governor, adding that under his leadership, the people of the state will be happy again.
