From Obinna Odogwu, Awka
Leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, have dumped their respective parties and joined the Labour Party (LP) in the state.
The defectors were Chief Ifeanyi Oji, PDP chairman Anaocha LGA; Nonso Ezeana, APC Secretary, Anaocha; Chief Charlie Chukwudebelu, Ward 2 Chairman PDP Agulu (Peter Obi’s ward) and Chief Elias Abana, former chairman of APGA Ward 4 Agulu. They all joined LP with their teaming followers.
The defectors joined the LP at a mini rally staged for the presidential candidate of the party, Mr. Peter Obi and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed at Igwe Central Palace, Agulu under the chairmanship of Chief Franklin Anazodo.
The new party members said that they resolved to join LP because they believed that Obi was the best person to lead Nigeria at the moment.
Convener of the rally, Chief Paulinus Aniagbaoso, said that the people of Agulu community and Anaocha LGA in general had resolved to vote massively for LP from top to bottom.
Aniagbaoso, former presidential-general of Agulu People’s Union (APU) and currently the traditional prime minister of Agulu Kingdom (Onowu Agulu), said the people of the town, irrespective of their various party affiliations, met and resolved to vote for Obi because he’s the most qualified candidate for the job.
“We organised a meeting for all the political parties in Anaocha LGA and discussed critical issues concerning this election, particularly Obi’s acceptance across Nigeria.
“We reasoned that if Nigerians across regions and ethnic divides have accepted Peter Obi and are supporting him massively, what then will be the contribution of Agulu town and Anaocha LGA, where he comes from,” Aniagbaoso asked.