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NO fewer than 2,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Aba North Local Government Area of Abia State, on Thursday, defected to the All Progressives Congress.
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, received them on behalf of the State Chairman of the party, Chief Donatus Nwankpa and Chairman of Caretaker Committee of the APC, Gov. Mai Buni, in his country home in Igbere.
Kalu, a former governor of the state, urged the defectors to work for the party’s victory in the 2023 general elections.
He said, “Today is a remarkable day and I want to welcome you to this great party. It is a party for all Nigerians and we believe that this party will make all of us proud.
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APC, APGA raise objections against Abia LG poll
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia have expressed disappointment with the conduct of Friday’s Local Government Chairmanship and Councillorship elections in the state.
The Chairmen of the two leading opposition parties, Chief Donatus Nwankpa of APC and Rev. Augustine Ehiemere of APGA, said in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there was no election in the state.
Nwankpa said that reports from the field showed that the exercise did not take place in about 75 per cent to 80 per cent local government areas of the state.