The member representing Orumba North and South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Ben Nwankwo has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
The four-time lawmaker said he decided to move to the party having taken time to analyse the achievements of Governor Willie Obiano in just three and half years, and being convinced that the governor was worthy of the support of Anambra People.
This is coming at a time when the factional chairman of the PDP in Anambra State, Prince Ken Emeakayi who was earlier suspended for a period of four years has also pledged support for Obiano, promising that his faction of the party would work for the APGA candidate.
Hon Ben Nwankwo who declared his support for Obiano during a rally at Orumba South local government area said he was joining APGA with over 20,000 members of PDP in the local government who are loyal to him.
He said by his defection, having been the only strong politician in PDP in the local government, the entire local government will now be for APGA and also work for her candidate, Chief Willie Obiano.
Earlier, a former deputy governor of the state, Engr Okey Udeh said the shortest way to attain governorship seat by the people of Anambra South where Orumba falls is to vote Obiano who is from north to serve out his tenure and return power to the south.
Obiano while reacting to the endorsement at Orumba South said there was need for Anambra people and the entire South East to have a common identity. He said APGA has shown that it is truly an Igbo party, and that he was not surprised that people were now trooping into the party.
The director general of Willie Obiano Re-election committee and former national chairman of the party, Chief Victor Umeh said it was a surprise that at a time when every ethnic group was trying to identify with their own political party, some political elements in Anambra were introducing alien parties. He called on the people to resist them and embrace APGA which he said truly belonged to Igbos.
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