members ought to be strong in their respective parties, yet defection
looms in some of the parties, especially the All Progressive Congress
(APC) in Imo State under the full surveillance of Governor Rochas
Okorocha.
Governor Okorocha's camp suffered a major setback on Tuesday when one
of his campaign Coordinators and a strong APC facilitator in Aboh
Mbaise LGA, Hon. Lucky Charles dumped APC for the PDP.
Charles, a prominent politician from Enyiogugu ward was one of the
Campaign Council members of Olamha in 2011 election and later
appointed member of the Mayoral Affairs of Owerri zone headed by Chief
Uche Njoku before their dissolution.
At an elaborate event held at the house of the party chairman, Jude
Awulonu at Ulakwo, Enyiogugu, Lucky Charles rejoined PDP. The event
witnessed the presence of PDP chieftains in the area including Chief
Austin Papa Nwokorie and member representing the state constituency in
the House of Assembly, Hon. Mrs. Ngozi Pat Ekeji.
In his speech, Lucky Charles noted that he is retracing steps to PDP
to join forces with others in taking the party to greater heights
adding that as a true democrat, PDP is the right party to follow.
Admonishing Lucky Charles for finding his way back, Austin Papa, a
leader of the party in the area stated that the exercise marks another
great turning point for the ward and Aboh Mbaise PDP as all forces
have come together under one umbrella.
Information reaching Trumpeta indicates that yesterday at the central
school field, Omuma in Oru East Local Government Area, Imo State,
another set of political shakers from the area moved to the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in the State Rally of the Local Government to
be honoured by the state working Committee in the Sensitization Rally
held across the states.
Leading the decampees include the past APGA State Chairman, and
immediate past APC Chairman of Imo State, Prince Marshall
Okaforanyanwu, the Honourable member representing Oru East
Constituency in Imo State House of Assembly under APGA, Hon. Greg.
Okemili, APC Apex Leader High Chief Marcellinus Okoro (Ugwumba), Dr.
Nwanebu with over 4,000 members who chised PDP as their last resort.
Apparently, some of the APC members who invariably heard of the
defection of these staunch members are still in doubt, while tongues
kept on wagging on the reasons behind Prince Marshal's joining to PDP,
instead of going back to the All Progressive Grand Alliance which he
has chaired in the past.
Sources also revealed that Okaforanyanwu joined PDP following Governor
Okorocha's assault and non consultation before removing him from the
seat as the APC interim Chairman, which they opined that the sore
according to them is still fresh and bleeding in Okaforanyanwu's
heart. While also, insinuation had it that Okaforanyanwu have the
intention to climb higher in the PDP family through his Omuma brother
who also is in the red carpet chamber of the Nigerian Senate, Senator
Hope Uzodimma. In his own accord, the APC decampee, Okaforanyanwu
added that he is going to PDP with all his leaders under him and
uncountable supporters, and will not leave APC with any of his
supporters behind.
Similarly, among others included Hon. Barr. Okemili who is said to
have an ambition on 2015 hoping optimistically that with the PDP, he
will make a head way without hitches.
--Trumpeta
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