* Peters, (l), and Mpama


Speculations that Abia state chapter of the PDP may soon be overwhelmed by waves of decampees is fast manifesting  as reality as a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Evangelist N. Odinkemere Peters resigns his appointment and defects  to the APC with his followers.

Odinkemere Peters, a community leader and mobiliser from Oboro ward 1 in Ikwuano LGA in his remarks while accepting the broom symbol of APC from Mr Tony Mpama, the Ikwuano LG APC chairman, said he choose to mourn the injustice being afflicted on his people by the PDP by resigning his appointment and joining  the APC to seek for justice and equity for Ikwuano people.

Peters added that he see Ikwuano as the catalyst that will usher in the much awaited liberation of Abia state from PDP.

"Looking around me, I see all the political heavyweights in Ikwuano that I have worked with previously defecting from the PDP to  APC, from KC Ugboaja, to Hon Emeka Atuma, to Hon Henry Ikoh and much lately our ebullient lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Hon Sam Onuigbo, these are fighters for equity and justice, and their departure from the PDP signals a collapsing house, I have therefore, after much deliberations with my people chosen to join the APC too."


* Nwaka, addressing the people

Peters, an ally of Hon Onuigbo, told DailyLedger.com.ng said the lawmaker showed courage by defecting to the APC and he felt encouraged to take similar steps.

Peters, had in his resignation letter dated Jan 15, 2020 and addressed to the Executive Governor, Abia State, attached a photocopy of his appointment letter, but he proffered no reasons for his resignation in the letter.

Speaking at the occasion, the APC candidate for Abia State House of Assembly in the 2019 election, Hon Emma Nwaka said he feels elated that gradually Ikwuano people are realising the truth that the PDP has nothing to offer them

Welcoming the decampees, Mr Mpama, Ikwuano APC chairman, said he too originally belonged to the PDP from its formative stage when they of  the New Era Alliance and other political associations joined forces to form the Ikwuano PDP, but "when we realised they were full of deceit, we ran away. In APC, we dont write lists in anybody's house", he affirmed.

Other party stalwarts present at the event include, Hon Tony Alaribe, Abraham Osondu, Boniface Isienyi and others