By Musa Baba Adamu
The senator representing Imo West in the Senate, Rochas Okorocha, has debunked the report alleging that he has concluded plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for another party not yet identified. Addressing the State Working Committee (SWC) members of the Party, Zonal, Local Government and Ward Executives of the Party in the State at the weekend in Imo State, Okorocha said nobody in the South East and Imo State in particular has more stake in APC than himself, to warrant him leaving the party. While urging the public to disregard the speculations that he has plans to defect from the party to another platform he is yet to form, the former Imo State Governor said he is still a member of the APC.
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has opened up concerning the rumour of his alleged plan to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Okorocha was reported to have stated that some aggrieved members of the APC may join another force before 2023.
However, the Imo West Senator when he addressed the State Working Committee (SWC) members, zonal, LGA and ward executives of the faction of the APC under his leadership, stated that he is still a member of the party and he has no plans of leaving as no one in APC has more stakes than him.
Disturbed by the doubt being cast upon his loyalty to and membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the senator representing Imo West in the National Assembly, Rochas Okorocha, has reaffirmed his love for the ruling party.
The former Imo chief executive had recently honoured an invitation of Governor Nyeson Wike to commission some projects initiated and completed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration in Rivers State.
Besides, the senator had equally hinted of a political movement during a live programme.
But addressing some party officials, including the State Working Committee (SWC) at the weekend in Owerri, Okorocha clarified that he remained a member of the APC.
Onunkwo made the formal declaration at a meeting with the State Working Committee of the party at its office in Awka on Friday. He said he was at the party Secretariat to inform them that he would join other aspirants in the APC primary election and expressed hope that he would clinch the ticket. He tasked the party leadership on free, fair, just and acceptable primary in which every contestant would have equal advantage as only that would guarantee the support of others for the eventual winner. Onunkwo said he was in the race to provide answers to the leadership question in Anambra assuring the party that he would serve the people above himself.
Okezie Ikpeazu, the Governor of Abia State, has stated that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State remains the party of choice.
He said as such, all hands must be on deck to consolidate on the gains and strength of the party in the State.
Governor Ikpeazu stated this on Sunday, at the Dr. Micheal Okpara Auditorium Umuahia, while addressing a meeting of the stakeholders of the party, the first for the year 2021.
Governor Ikpeazu made it clear that the party remained as strong as ever in the State and restated his strong membership of the party, dismissing rumors of his alleged defection plans as unfounded.