Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to
Monday's comments by Nigerian Ambassador to Spain and wife of Dim
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, following his recent
defection to People's Democratic Party, PDP,, where she expressed
shock and disappointment among others, over the defection from All
Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, to PDP.
In an interview granted a national newspaper (not Vanguard) of Monday,
20thn October, 2014 by Nigerian Ambassador to Spain and wife of Dim
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu- Mrs. Ojukwu, had said, inter alia, "It is
undeniable that Peter Obi made immense contributions to APGA. I remain
proud of his achievements, as governor of Anambra State. His exit
diminishes us, and many of his supporters and grassroots crusaders are
disappointed and demoralised".
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Mrs Ojukwu also described the action of the former governor as a
betrayal of her late husband and renowned Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu Ojukwu who had such great trust in him and his assurances
that he, Obi, would always stand by APGA.
But reacting, Obi, who had so far ignored all comments made about his
political decision opened up by pointing out that Bianca Ojukwu was
not a frivolous person and that her comments must be taken seriously
moreso, when he was the wife of his leader. .
Speaking to the newsmen, Obi said this response would be his last on
the matter to enable him channel his time and energy alongside other
well-meaning Igbos to work for the re-election campaign of President
Goodluck Jonathan and the place ofNdigboin the Nigerian politics.
He said Of all those who have spoken, and who continue to speak, on
the issue of my leaving APGA, only Bianca spoke with sincerity. She
does not fall into the class of those who are now displaying dated
video clippings and presenting matters out of context for political
reasons, without appreciating the sacrifice put into building the
House they are now destroying.
I want to have it on record that Bianca was right when she reported my
exchange with the Ikemba when he called me and asked whether I would
leave APGA, after the events of Abia State at that time, when the
Governor left APGA for reasons I believe to be genuine.
"I wish to reiterate that I am still loyal to our great leader, in
terms of what serves the interests of our people and the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Everyone knows today that APGA is not what it
used to be. My assurance to our great leader did not imply that I
would be loyal to a platform that some people have resolved to turn
into an empty shell without an inner core of shared values. I remain
faithful to those values and principles our great leader asked me to
stand by and defend".
Obi insists that time would reveal whether the APGA of today is still
propagating the late leader's core principles. Obi said that he had
seen enough of violation of what APGA stood for, and therefore
cannot continue to stay in a place which had departed from the
original course and where clearly he was no wanted.
--Vanguard
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