Political science scholars have been scrambling to explain this weird and atypical Nigerian political prostitution culture where a politician wakes up in the morning as belonging to a political party, by midday, is divorced from that party and by nightfall, is in bed with yet another.
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Following the recent controversial defection of Governor David Umahi to the All Progressives Congress, the National Working Committee of the PDP had on November 17 dissolved the State Working Committee, chaired by Nwebonyi
Bello, while appearing on a TV show claimed that more PDP governors would defect to the APC, saying Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State might be the last to join.
Idimogu (APC, Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II) and Deputy Apex Leader, Ndigbo in Lagos APC, told the News Agency of Nigeria that Umahi’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party further cemented his belief that the political future of people of the South East lies in the APC.
Justice Okon Abang fixed the date after taking arguments from parties in the suit with number: FHC/ABJ/CS/886/2020, filed on August 3 by Dr. Nath Adojutelegan, an APC governorship aspirant in the state election.
Umahi along with members of his cabinet on Tuesday defected from the PDP to the APC, citing injustice to the South East by his former political party.
Bello said this in an interview on Channels Television programme, Politics Today, on the heels of the defection of the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, to the APC from the PDP.
This was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, on Thursday.
The Director of Media and Publicity of the group, Tony Nwachukwu, made the call in a statement issued in Enugu on Thursday.
There are a number of perfect justifications that the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi, could have advanced for his decampment from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress in pursuit of the presidency of Nigeria. Grounding his reason on the purported “injustice” meted out to the South East by the PDP betrays a complete absence of conscience. This ludicrous claim is fed by nothing but blind ambition.
Dare, who was in Minna, Niger, to inaugurate the All Progressives Congress youth leaders meeting for the 36 states and Abuja, said that their ignorance of the programmes resulted in the #ENDSARS’ protests across the country.
Yekini Nabena, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to the development.
Yekini Nabena, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
The ex-spokesman said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Wednesday.
The caucus at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, described the Governor’s action as insensitive, unacceptable and selfish, maintaining that the reasons given by Umahi for his action were both untenable and deceitful.
This was contained in a news release signed by Jamilu Iliyasu, the Press Secretary to the state governor and made available to newsmen shortly after the former officials announced their intention before Governor Bello Matawalle on Tuesday.
He said this after a closed-door meeting of the party’s leaders from the zone, which lasted for over two hours and held in Abuja on Monday night.
Meanwhile, there are indications that the Governor would officially launch his defection in the State on Thursday
The former Minister of Education, who is very critical of the Buhari Administration, disclosed this via her Twitter handle on Tuesday.
Abiru told newsmen in Lagos that the party would win because of the agenda it had for the citizens.