More high-powered opposition members to join APC – Ebonyi APC Chairman
By Peter Okutu
The All Progressives Congress, APC Chairman, Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha has declared that more high-powered members of the opposition political party in Ebonyi State will soon join the APC family in few weeks time
He explained that he has kick-started a dialogue with one of the House of Representatives members in the State for the sole purpose of detection which will lead to his defection into the APC.
Recall that the Party had received the member representing Ezza North/Ishielu Federal Constituency, Hon. Joseph Nwobashi from All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) with the member representing Afikpo/Edda federal constituency, Hon. Iduma Igariwey and his Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo, OHANIVO, Federal constituency counter part, Hon. Nkemkanma Kama remaining in People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and Labour Party(LP).
Also, three House of Assembly members in the state elected on the platform of APGA, LP and PDP had defected to the APC.
The State APC Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha who refused to mention a particular Federal lawmaker that will soon join the Party, opined that his discussed with the House of Representatives member, has gone far as it will manifest into his eventual defection to the APC.
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The Chairman stated this in Abakaliki, while reacting to coalition of opposition parties against APC at the national level, which he said has no effect on the Party at the both state and national levels.
“So far coalition of political parties is concerned, nobody should panic. APC is on course and Mr. President is trying to fix the things that have taken decades to fix and I believe very strongly that Mr. President in partnership with Governors of states are working very hard to ensure that Nigeria competes favorably with other countries of the world.
“By few weeks now, you will see another National Assembly members defecting to join me in APC and that is how prepared we are, its just simple. You know that they were up to four and one house of Assembly is now remaining in opposition and he is working very close with us but something is just holding him down.
“The member representing Ezza North/Ishielu federal constituency was in opposition(APGA) and he joined us in APC few weeks ago and I am still talking with the remaining two National Assembly members in opposition; PDP and LP.
“So, in few weeks now, it might not be up to two weeks, you will see another House of Reps member joining APC here in Ebonyi. So, that is how prepared I am against 2027. You will be surprised what will happen in few weeks now”, he said.
