The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has received new members in Ebonyi State as supporters of former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, switched their allegiance.
Formerly aligned with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Anyim’s loyalists announced their decision to join the APC over the weekend.
The defectors include notable figures such as former two-term House of Representatives member, Livunus Makwe; former two-term House of Assembly member, Oliver Osi and Aja Nwabueze, who served as the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election in the state.
Additionally, leaders and members of other political parties such as the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), and the National Rescue Movement (NRM), also switched to the ruling party in the local government.
The defectors were welcomed by the APC state chairman, Stanley Emegha, and Ivo LGA chairman, Chief Emmanuel Ajah.
Ajah said: “The defectors are coming into APC because of the good work of the governor. Government is a big institution and APC is large enough to accommodate everyone.”
Makwe, representing the PDP defectors, emphasized that their decision to join the APC was to enhance and contribute positively to the party. They cited the abandonment of zoning by the PDP during the 2023 general election as the reason for their departure.
