Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the reported defection of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in what it described as “a most likely plea-bargain with the APC amid his many unresolved corruption allegations.”
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In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Strategy, Chooks Oko, which was made available to journalists Friday in Abakaliki, Umahi described the judgement of the three-man panel of the appellate court as a solid defense of Nigeria constitution.
Okeke was formally presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State.
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.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Chinedu Ogah (APC-Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency), on Saturday announced that Umahi had defected to the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party and commended him for making the move.
The ISWAP faction is led by Amir Abubakar Ba Lawan and Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, one of the surviving sons of Boko Haram jihadists founder, the late Mohammed Yusuf.
The APC chieftain spoke on the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday.
The former Minister made this known on his Twitter handle on Tuesday.
The sources spoke in reaction to the social media rumours that Ajayi was planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party and that he was already in discussion with a founding member of Zenith Labour Party and former Governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko.
The ADP defectors were from Egor, Ovia South West and Ovia North East Local Government Areas of Edo State.
The Director-General of the forum, C.I.D. Maduabum, in a statement issued in Abuja, said there was no attraction whatsoever for any PDP member, let alone a governor, to defect to the APC.
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State says the power of incumbency will not guarantee victory for Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party.
A Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday, adjourned until April 30, a suit seeking the sack of Senate President, Bukola Saraki , Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and 52 other lawmakers.
Barely 10 days after the Yobe State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Sani Nguru, defected to the All Progressives Congress, more officials of the opposition party have defected to the governing party.
The Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Onofiok Luke, has alleged that the Presidency and the All Progressives Congress offered him N2 billion and the deputy governorship slot for him to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC.
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has described as unfortunate the decision of the Senate minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio to join the All Progressives Congress.
Senator Abdullahi Adamu has faulted the defection of the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party.
He said: “Defectors to other political parties have betrayed the electorate because they were not originally elected on the platform of the party to which they have defected
In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the party’s 2011 presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the party Nigerians loathe but can’t vote out of power at the centre, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)
Maku described Abubakar and other key figures in the Peoples Democratic party who defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress as lacking in political ideology