Anyim, Ogba dump PDP for APC in Ebonyi

Former President of the Senate, Pius Anyim, alongside former gubernatorial candidates of opposition parties in Ebonyi, at the weekend, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Anyim defected to the ruling party (APC) with some of his supporters during the grand finale of the APC campaign for the Local Government Area (LGA) elections in Abakaliki.

Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), defected alongside a former senator and PDP gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections, Senator Obinna Ogba and that of the Labour Party, Chief Edward Nkwegu.

Also some former members of the national and state Houses of Assembly as well as former Local Government Area Chairmen among others, all from the opposition also defected to the APC.

Anyim, in his remarks, said that Ebonyi had always been one political family and the massive defection of opposition members to the party, attested to such fact.

The former Senate President said his intention to join the APC had been hatched for long as remarked by former Governor David Umahi.
“The time I wanted this to happen, Umahi was not ready and the time he wanted it, it didn’t turn out the way we wanted.

The former SGF said that the defection was not just about him but the Ebonyi people as consultations were widely made before a final resolution was taken.