The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Izzi Unuhu Ward 10, Abakaliki LGA, formally acquired a lawmaker within the Ebonyi State Home of Meeting, Hon. Victor Chidi Nwoke, who lately dumped the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP.
Nwoke. who represents Abakaliki North Constituency, defected alongside the Labour Celebration chairman in Abakaliki LGA, Mr Harmless Oriji, and the previous chief of the Abakaliki legislative council, Hon. Emmanuel Nwandegu, amongst others.
The defectors had been acquired into the get together throughout the ward stakeholders assembly chaired by its chairman, Hon. Emeka Nkwode, by the state Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mbam Stanley Lebechi, SSA on Youth Mobilisation, Hon. Chinedu Emenike and Prince Emeka Nwoba.
Receiving the lawmaker and different defectors, Ward Chairman Nkwode counseled them for making the correct choice of their political journey.
“In the present day, we welcome you into APC with open arms to work with you in direction of the progress of the get together and the state.
“We will accord you the privileges therein for all members of APC within the Ward and guarantee you might be totally registered,” he mentioned.
Additionally talking on the event, Commissioner for Works and Transport Mbam Stanley Lebechi, who hosted the assembly, declared that with the defection, PDP has turn out to be moribund within the Ward and the LGA.
He mentioned Governor Francis Nwifuru, by his good works, has collapsed all political events within the state into APC.
“I commend Governor Francis Nwifuru for his compassionate governance, which has resulted within the cost of greater than eight years’ arrears of gratuities and pensions to retirees.
“He has given enterprise grants to hawkers and scholarship grants to Ebonyi regulation faculty college students, amongst different quite a few achievements inside one yr in workplace,” he said.
Mbam assured the defectors that they might be accommodated with all Ebonyi individuals beneath Governor Nwifuru’s management, as he’s devoted to the individuals’s welfare.
He referred to as the individuals to proceed supporting the administration of Governor Francis Nwifuru
Responding, Hon. Victor Nwoke, who expressed delight at being acquired into the get together, referred to as for cooperation amongst stakeholders in direction of the progress of the get together.
The legislator mentioned he determined to hitch APC as a result of achievements and management prowess of Governor Nwifuru, which centres on the Folks’s Constitution of Wants.
“The Governor of Ebonyi State is a paradigm of perfection and I’m glad to establish with him,” he mentioned.
