Top leaders of the main opposition parties in Imo State has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ihitte Uboma council area of Imo state.
It was gathered on Wednesday that the defectors were received by the speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Chike Olemgbe at the residence of the commissioner for Trade and Investment, Comrade Simon Ebegbulem.
The Director General for the APGA House of Assembly election in Ihitte Uboma, Joe Ibe, and his PDP counterpart, Hon. Ifeanyi Anyanwu, as well as that APGA, Ndubuisi Nwaiwu, were among the opposition party leaders that defected to the ruling APC.
The speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Olemgbe, welcomed the opposition leaders in his speech and “urged his people to continue supporting the government of His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma and to ensure his 100% victory in the area come November 11th governorship election.” Additionally, he “appreciated the contribution of every Ihitte Uboma person to his election victory and subsequent emergence as the Speaker.
The election process for the House of Assembly seat is gone, and this time I must get down to business. My mandate is to work towards the welfare of every Ihitte Uboma person, and I implore my brothers in other political parties to join me as we advance in this direction.