- A House of Representatives
member has given reasons why many Igbo politicians are dumping the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for All Progressives Congress (APC)
-
Tony Nwoye said politicians are decamping from Peoples Democratic Party
because the All Progressives Congress Party is organized
- He said he believes the ruling party's primary election in Anambra state will be free and fair
A
House of Representatives member has given reasons why many Igbo
politicians are dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for All
Progressives Congress (APC), Vanguard reports.
Tony
Nwoye, the lawmaker representing Anambra East and West in the House of
Representatives said 'Ndigbo' are decamping to APC because he believes
the ruling party's primary election in Anambra state will be free and
fair.
Nwoye, a former Anambra state chairman for the PDP, has also defected to APC.
He also blamed the leadership of the PDP for the challenges faced by the party.
Nwoye said: "It
will not because the PDP problem was self induced. The problem was
caused by PDP national leadership. The then PDP federal government did
not want PDP to win election in Anambra because they were supporting
APGA to please the then governor, Peter Obi."
He said politicians used a few people from Anambra to create problems in the PDP.
"This time around, I believe
that the more the merrier. Let more PDP people move into APC. I believe
the APC primary will be free and fair and whoever wins will enjoy the
support of others. So I don’t see what happened in PDP happening in
APC," Nwoye said.
"APC is a disciplined and focused party and it will not allow any crisis to come in.
The former PDP state chairman also declared his interest to run for governorship in Anambra state.
He said: "I
have not declared yet, but I will do that in due course. I have
consulted widely but I need to consult more with stakeholders and youths
(you know I was one time national president of NANS) and religious
leaders."
"As long as there is
life I will contest. I won’t contest based on zoning. I will contest
because I want to bring change. I want to put food on the tables of the
oppressed people of this state whose local government funds are being
deducted with impunity by APGA -led government," he said.
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