Ebonyi APC in trouble as members defect massively to PDP

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The rate at which members of All Progressive Congress (APC) party defects to Peoples Democratic party (PDP) may cripple the APC in Ebonyi state .
In what may be described as home coming by some PDP members who in 2015 dumped the party for another for reasons beast known to them. A onetime chairman of Ohaukwu local government area, Dr. Mrs. Elom Chinyere, who served under PDP but defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, returned back to the ruling People’s Democratic Party,PDP with her loyalties.
Dr. Elom, who decamped with her over two thousand supporters at Nshingbo ward one, said her reason for returning to her former party was the overwhelming performances of the incumbent governor, David Nweze Umahi.
She noted that her people has benefited immensely from Governor Umahi’s good roads, appointments as management committee members,liaison officers, adding that the governor also gave staff of office to their traditional ruler.
The former council boss, who maintained that she cannot abandon her political mentor, Dr. Senator Sam Egwu representing Ohaukwu North in the senate who is in PDP, disclosed that under PDP She was appointed two times Special Assistant, SA, acting chairman at Ekumenyi, general manager of Ebonyi hotel and tourism board and a substative chairman of Ohaukwu local government area.
She added she was not looking for any political position and called on her people of Ekwashi to be united for the PDP.

Speaking after her defection, the Chairman of Ohaukwu local government area, Hon. Barr. Clement Omekannaya Odah, who described the defection as important to the ruling PDP in the state, described Dr. Elom as a woman stronger than men.

He stated that Nshingbo ward one belongs to the People’s Democratic Party,PDP, adding that party politics cannot be talked about in Ekwashi without the family of Professor Sunday Elom.
‎Highlights of the event was the registration of Dr. Elom Chinyere into Nshingbo ward one register of PDP, her supporters inclusive by the ward chairman, Idenyi Ndubuisi Achi.

 

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