700 APC, APGA members defect to PDP in Owerri West It was the choruses of Aghagara Party, tufuo ya and Agbagara mmadu tufuo ya that continuously rented the air on Friday 14th March, 2015 at the St. Micheal’s Catholic, Church Field Ihiagwa in Owerri -West LGA Imo State, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rally to welcome back over 700 defectors from APC, APGA, Labour Party, PPA and other parties back to the PDP Family. Speaking at the occasion, a PDP Leader Chief Chris Asoluka, who is from the Area described the coming back of the defectors as the beautiful thing that has happened to Ihiagwa in recent times. Asoluka who apologized to them on whatever,’ it may have been that led them to leave the party in 2011, assured all of them of a level playing ground in the Party ahead of the 2015 general elections. He used the occasion to roll out the tremendous successes of President Goodluck Jonathan Transformation Agenda in every sphere of the Economy, informed the decampee’s that they must reciprocate the success by showing Love to President Jonathan’s on Valentine’s Day of 2015 when the Presidential Elections will hold and thanked them for their courage in coming back to the PDP. Inspite of opposition mischief making. In his speech, Dr. Uchenna Ucheghara, who is the Owerri -West PDP Chairman while welcoming back the defectors, thanked them for the decision to return to their original family and assured them that they all will be fully accommodated. He called for the observance of a minute silence in honour of victims of Boko Haram in the North. The Ihiagwa ward 6 PDP Chairman, Hon. Chidi Ekechi had earlier presented the over 700 decampees led by Mboke Village Chairman, Hon. Ugochukwu Madubata to the Party Leadership where they were presented with the PDP Membership Cards. Speaking on behalf of the other decampess, Hon. Ugochukwu Madubata informed that he is back to the PDP he left in 2011 for good. He said it was because of his decision to return to the Party that made him to reject his appointment of a Transition Committee member in Owerri West, especially when he saw that the APC will not survive in Imo and assured of a total victory for the PDP in the 2015 general elections as Jonathan who is doing well should be encouraged.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:41:02 +0000
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