Obi Dumps Labour Party, Defects To APC
A former member of the House of Representatives, Paschal Obi, who represented Ideato North and South Federal Constituency has dumped the Labour Party, LP, and returned to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The Imo State Chapter of the APC led by Macdonald Ebere, having officially formalized his membership in the ward and LGA levels welcomed Him amidst funfair.
Making his speech, Obi said that he was attracted back to the APC because of what he described as massive infrastructural development efforts of Hope Uzodinma.
He equally thanked the State party leadership led by Ebere, for its excellent leadership, which according to him, resulted to wonderful performances of the party at the grassroots as observed during the last LGA election.
The former Rep Member assured the executive members of the party of his continuous support and loyalty to the party.
The State Chairman of APC in his response thanked him for deeming it necessary to return to the APC.
Obi was accompanied to the event by many political stakeholders from Ideato South.
Didactic Information Hut recalls that Obi, before now, has been a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, later joined APC, then left for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, joined LP and now back to APC.
Obi’s defection adds to the many recent defection from the Labour Party.