Former Governor of old Anambra
State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, Friday, dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Nwobodo, who defected to the APC
on the wake of the massive defection across the country, has rejoined his
former political platform, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He was conspicuously absent as
the All Progressives Congress flagged off its presidential election campaign in
the State on Thursday.
He announced his defection during
a visit by key leaders of the PDP in the Southeast to his Amaechi country home,
in Enugu.
On the entourage were S.N Okeke,
former chairman, Police Service Commission, Prof. A.B.C Nwosu, Chief Oseloka
Obaze, the Secretary to the Abia State Government, among others.
They had asked Nwobodo to return
to the PDP, a party he co-founded in 1998.
“Why we are here is that a house
you built has been vacant, we are calling on you to most respectfully step back
to your house,” Okeke had pleaded.
Responding to the please, Nwobodo
said he was stepping aside from the All Progressives Congress, APC, chronicling
various issues plaguing the nation.
He said prominent political
leaders from the Southeast had earlier met him in Abuja few days ago over the
same issue.
“It is difficult for me to ignore
their call and I cannot do that. Where will I go if I’m not with you. I’m back
to PDP.
“I’m a democrat, I believe in
democracy, those around Mr. President should tell him the truth,” he declared
questioning some of the activities of the APC members.
He described attempt to arraign
the Chief Justice of Nigeria illegally as a mockery and desecration of the the
judiciary and the rule of law, stressing “I will not be part of it.”
More to come…
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