Over five opposition parties in Abia lose members to APC.

Renowned members of over five opposition political parties and their followers in abia State including , PDP, NNPP among others on Monday dumped their former parties to join the Ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in a ceremony that also featured the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Partners, RHP, an initiative of the Deputy Speaker House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, for abia central senatorial zone.

Speaking at the event, a former two-term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency in abia State, Chief Sam Onuigbo made it clear that the growing measure of endorsement of his impactful progressive governance by public acclaim speaks of the acceptance of the APC-led federal government.

Chief Onuigbo who described President Bola Ahmed tinubu as the leader Nigeria deserves at this present time, noted that the humongous achievements recorded by the Bola Ahmed tinubu administration through the Renewed Hope Agenda, indicates that experience counts in governance.

The former National Assembly member who is the current member representing South East on the Board of North East Development Commission lauded the Deputy speaker Federal House of Representatives for the institution of the RHP whose sole mandate is to ensure the re-election of President tinubu through citizen inclusion and participation.

In his speech, the state APC Secretary, Chief Chidi Avajah, who represented the state Chairman, Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu, who commended the defectors for making the move, charged the defectors to return to their Wards thereafter and do the needful that can position the APC towards winning elections.

In his speech, the state APC Central Zone Chairman, His Honour, Chief Lawrence Ukatta, said the day marks another beginning of the forward movement of the APC towards electing more Abians into positions of being part of partaking in the sharing of the national cake.

In their responses, the three spokespersons of the defectors – Mr. Enyi Ezeri of the PDP, Paul Nwachukwu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Lady Chinyere Ehilegbu, a former Special Assistant to former governor Okezie Ikpeazu, said that their defection was motivated by the desire to belonging to the central (federal) ruling party (APC).

Hanto Daily News reports that the inauguration of the other Zonal and LGA’s RHP Executives will follow soon.

Highlight of the event was receiving into the APC some members of other political parties and the inauguration of the abia Central Zone RHP Support Group being coordinated by Dr. Pat Ikechi.