Former two-term senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial district from 2015 to 2023, Obinna Ogba, has officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Ogba, a former governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, described the APC as a very strategic and irresistible party.
The senator defected with over 5,000 loyalists across the thirteen local government areas of the state over the weekend.
This latest defection comes barely one week after another former PDP aspirant, Obinna Nwachukwu, joined the ruling party with his 2,000 loyalists.
Speaking at the event held at Ezillo, the headquarters of Ishielu local government, Ogba commended Governor Francis Nwifuru for his people-centered administration, which has significantly improved lives.
Ogba stated, “His Excellency the Governor, RT. Honourable Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, is working with everybody, not minding political affiliations or any other divide. He has done exceptionally well and deserves our collective support and admiration.”
Welcoming Senator Obinna Ogba and his supporters, Dr. Obinna Nwachukwu, and APC Chairman Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, bemoaned politics of rancor, bickering, and chaos, emphasizing that it does not help either the leader or the led.
Emegha attributed the massive defection, which has weakened the leading opposition PDP in the state, to the Governor’s sterling performance. He stressed that the people had come to the full knowledge that distraction would be tantamount to a waste of time and energy.
He added, “The commodities of politicians in the business of politics are the people. So, in politics, the people are the target and important and when you have them enough, you have achieved victory.”
“We warmly welcome Senator Obinna Ogba, Dr. Obinna Nwachukwu, and their teeming supporters into the ruling party, APC. We want more people to join the party.
“There are good brains with good ideologies on how to develop the state who are in opposition. We want them to brainstorm and move the state forward. My interest is majorly on developing the state, and this can easily be achieved when all heads come together as one family to move the state forward.
“Governor Nwifuru has been performing wonders in the state and that’s why everyone is happy and ready to join the moving train. We don’t want opposition in Ebonyi so that our workaholic governor would not be distracted from delivering dividends of democracy to the people.”
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