On Tuesday, Mazi Emma Uche, an All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain from the southeast, announced his resignation from the party to join the Labour Party (LP) in the Abia state.
Along with his numerous supporters in every local electoral ward in the state’s Arochukwu Local Government Area, he defected to the LP.
The party leader made the announcement on Tuesday while speaking to a variety of journalists.
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Mr. Uche, a former candidate for the APC in the most recent local council area elections held in the state of Abia, cited the ongoing and unavoidable internal crisis ravaging the Abia chapter of the All Progressives Congress as making the results of the recently held 2023 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, which included Abia, necessary before they were announced.
He regretted that the APC’s real desire and chances to win the election and create a government in Abia state have continued to be cut short by the ongoing conflict in the state party chapter.
According to him in words: “Otti has the required capacity, ability, competence, and expertises to address myriads of challenges impeding growths of the state; and restore the state on the path of economic greatness. He has demonstrated similar strides in private sector-driven administration and economic investments in the country.
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“On these basis, i and my teeming supporters from Arochukwu local government council area, other numerous of APC faithfuls and supporters decided to identify with competence, because the capacity of the new governor-elect is not in doubts, and shall he will replicate immediately the newly elected government formal inaugural event holds on 29th May, 2023.
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