August 19, (THEWILL) — The Abia South senatorial zone of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State has merged its structures with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The zonal chairman, Chief Charles Nwanyanwu, announced the decision in Aba during a meeting with Don Norman Obinna, the ADC Chairman in Abia State.
“We have left APGA for ADC. We have officially declared for ADC. There’s no more APGA in Abia South; all APGA members in Abia South have decided to join ADC. It is our choice. We can’t continue with the crisis in APGA; let them continue with their crisis. ADC is the party to join, and we are happy to be here. We saw other parties, but ADC was our choice. We are aware that many politicians in Abia are already in ADC. Others are on their way to the party.
“APGA has died a natural death in Abia state. This is a party that made a name in 2015, winning not less than 14 House of Assembly seats. In 2019, we won some, but today, APGA doesn’t have a single member in the state House of Assembly. The party is dead and the leaders have not done well”, he said.
Asked whether the Senator representing Abia South district on the platform of APGA, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, is aware of their decision, Nwanyanwu said, “Senator Abaribe doesn’t have a commanding voice over any APGA member in Abia South. He is there doing his own thing, while we are here doing our own job as party people. We don’t bother about Abaribe. We haven’t seen anything Abaribe has done in APGA unless he comes over to ADC and says, “Our people, let’s work together.”
Receiving the former APGA members, Obinna said, “There is nothing happening in APGA, the party is dead. You can’t even see their offices or branded vehicles anywhere in Abia. These people declared for ADC because they believe in our project for good governance, and what I have done in the past as an advocate of good governance, for which I was victimised and jailed.
“People are trooping into ADC because they know we can’t sabotage them. This means that our people are beginning to accept the message of hope and good governance, which ADC stands for. It takes only 200,000 votes to win the governorship poll in Abia, but as of today, we already have over 300,000 registered members in ADC, and this tells us that we are on course.
“Any politician who fails to join the ADC will lose the election in 2025, including Governor Alex Otti, the senators and Members of the national and state Houses of Assembly. Already, they have been pleading for accommodation in ADC.”
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