Dr. Victor Oye, National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has described the defection of late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s son, Emeka Jnr, to APC as unimportant to the re-election of Obiano, stating that Emeka is infact “ a prodigal son for now.”
Chief Oye who made this known on Wednesday during a press briefing said that Ojukwu Jnr is allowed to join any party of his choice noting however that he would still come back to his root where his father and himself started, ‘his root is APGA’, he said.
Emeka Jnr on his part Wednesday, gave his reason for joining APC.
According to him, his decided on joining APC so as to protect the interest of the Igbo. Ojukwu jnr, who was adorned in a toga of his new party, said it was time for the people of the South-East region to move from “the recession of the periphery to the centre.”
“It is time to leave the shadows for light. Every now and then, they come out with my father’s shadow to confuse the people,” he said.
According to him, APGA is a means to an end but not an end itself. He said the reason why his father joined the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) in the Second Republic was to ensure that Igbo people remained in the mainstream of Nigerian politics.
“Mr President, I am proud to stand here today in support of you and in solidarity with the APC and our candidate, Tony Nwoye,” he added.
Meanwhile, the National Coordinator APGA Media Warriors Forum, Evang Chinedu Obigwe has described Emeka Ojukwu jnr’s defection to APC as a good riddance to bad rubbish. “His ill-advised and monetary induced actions pose no threat to Governor Obiano.
The Governor will clinch a landslide victory at Nnewi, Ojukwu’s home town”, he finally said.
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