Hundreds of PDP Chieftains Defect to APC in Kogi
Onyedega, the headquarters of Ibaji local government area in Kogi State came
alive over the weekend as hundreds of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members
in the area defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Leader of the decampees, Engr. John Ibrahim Ocheje along with all the 10
former councilors, PDP ward chairmen and their supporters came to the venue of
their defection at Onyedega, where they noted that the decision of the people
to dump PDP for APC was borne out of their conviction that the local
government can thrive better under the All Progressives Congress.
He alleged that Ibaji under the present administration of Capt. Idris Wada did
not enjoy any dividend of democracy that is worth praising, saying the area
could not remain with PDP while there was continuous dearth of basic social
amenities.
Ocheje who contested the House of Representatives primary election on the
platform of PDP and failed said, “We need a sense of direction through a
purposeful leadership. I am decamping because of my people; they need the
leadership that could lead them into a positive change that will reflect in
their lives”.
He lamented that the people of Ibaji have been voting PDP en masse since 2003,
but have nothing to show for it under PDP leadership, noting that the people
are not happy with the total neglect of the area by the party.
Receiving the multitude of the decampees, the zonal leader of the APC in Kogi
East, Mr. Daniel Isah, commended the courage of the people in joining APC, and
urged them to always speak with one voice to enable them enjoy the dividends
of democracy under the party.
“This is the right time for Ibaji people to belong to the mainstream of
Nigerian politics. APC is a party of development; that is why all the states
governed by the party enjoyed significant development,” he said.
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