A group called Ikenna Ukwa progressive group has announced its defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The group has thousands of members from different political parties in Abia but has formerly decided to pitch its tent with the All Progressives Congress APC. This was disclosed on Friday 16th February 2024 at Amaekpu Ohafia LGA Abia State.

While addressing the members, the Ohafia Local Government chairman of APC, Hon Emmanuel Nwosu said the party APC has come to stay adding that they will work together as a party to achieve a great aim. 

Speaking at the event the party State Chairman Hon Golden Nwagbara stated that the entrance of the group into the party has made the party complete. He also noted that receiving the number of persons he did has amazed him including (10) ten ward chairmen of PDP adding that a level playing ground will be given to the defected members who are now part of the APC. 

Igwe Francis Okereke, steering committee chairman of Ikenna Ukwa progressive group said the group wants to participate in the governance at both the state and the country at large. 

Igwe said there is an emphasis on the need to join and participate at the federal level of the party, adding that the years spent in the PDP have not given them such an opportunity.

He said “We have been very very consistent with PDP, irrespective of everything that transpired. We cannot show much that we have benefited from the party.” 

Igwe while stating the reason for the defection said the group is eager to contribute and participate to make the party stand. He also stated that the party, APC, will give the group a level ground to air their views. 

One of the defectors, Elder Micah while stating why he defected noted that he joined PDP in the year 1999 and had decided to join the ruling party to turn things around for the good of the society. The Senior legislative aide to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Ikenna Ukwa noted that he is already a member of the party as he has taken his supporters to join him in the party adding that as he is working at the Senate he will make sure his people are carried along.

He also said with the number of people that joined him he is amazed as they will all join hands together to build the state. 

Dignitaries who grazed the event included; The party’s State Publicity secretary Chief Ofor Okorie who represented the former minister for mines at steel development Hon Sampson Uche Ogah, State chairman of OUK movement Hon Ojisi Iro (Abacha) who represented the former state Governor Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, Ezinne Udo Uduma State woman leader amongst other APC party stakeholders.