Orlu Local Government Area in Imo State have defected to the people's
Democratic Party (PDP).
At a rally held to receive the defectors at Saint Mary Primary school
ground in Orlu town, the chairman of the PDP in the state, Mr Nnamdi
Anyahie and other stalwarts of the party said the development was an
indicator that "Imo State is predominantly a PDP state".
They believe the defection would also boost the morale of the party in
winning elections at all levels in the state come February.
Mr Anyahie maintained that the PDP in the state had put all strategies
in place to claim the Governorship seat in the state in the coming
elections.
"That is the main reason why members of other parties are identifying
with the PDP," he said.
The incumbent Governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, is a member of
the All Progressives Congress but was elected on the platform of the
APGA. He had already started a statewide campaign to seek indigenes
support in the governorship election.
He defected to the APC in 2013 along with some other governors that
were members of the Peoples Democratic Party.
At a campaign rally on Saturday Governor Okorocha maintained that he
remained a candidate to beat in the governorship election that will
hold in February, as his good record of performance in the last three
and a half years remained a landmark achievement in the history of
governance in the state.
He promised that if elected into office for the second time, apart
from consolidating the existing programmes, he would provide more
industries, factories and job opportunities for the people of the
state.
At a campaign rally held in Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area,
the Governor rolled out his agenda for his second term in office if
elected.
--ChannelsTV
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