Nkem Okeke, the deputy governor
of Anambra state, has dumped the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Okeke defected to the All
Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.
He was presented to President Muhammadu
Buhari by Mai Mala Buni, Yobe state governor, and Hope Uzodinma, the Imo state
governor.
Okeke’s defection comes less than
a month to the November 6 governorship election in Anambra.
APGA is the ruling party in
Anambra state.
Willie Obiano, Anambra governor,
had recently alleged that members of APGA in the state house of assembly were
induced to join APC.
The governor said some of the
lawmakers were given N100 million each to defect.
“Any time, any day, there’s no
other party in Anambra. Only APGA, there’s no APC,” he had said.
“Those people that went to APC,
they went to collect money because they saw the additional money, N100 million
each, they are still APGA, they are giving us information on what is happening
in APC.”
Obiano had also accused the APC
and Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, of trying to
destabilise Anambra.
He made the comment after Malami
had said the federal government may declare a state of emergency in Anambra to
ensure the governorship election takes place.
Reacting, Obiano said: “Anambra
is doing well, and don’t forget that Malami is on the national campaign
committee for the APC candidate. So, if that’s their strategy, then they failed
already. Come to the ballot box, APGA will win and win hands down.
“They are trying to see how they
can destabilise us. No! APC has no room in Anambra. There’s no party called APC
in Anambra. Anambra is APGA.
“We’ll have enough security to
back the people and Professor Chukwuma Soludo will be the next governor of
Anambra state.”
Chukwuma Soludo, former governor
of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is the flagbearer of APGA in the
governorship election.
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