The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State has said that the defection of a former House of Representatives member, Hon. Anayo Ede to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would not affect the party as he did nothing for the party.
According to Daily Post, Ede before his defection was quoted to have said that “for me, this is the time to move. After winning elections three times to go to the House of Representatives, I do not need anybody to tell me that my people love me.
“Therefore, everything I do in politics, must be in the interest of the people. My movement to PDP is informed by the desire to seek a credible platform where I can help to actualize the aspirations of my people. PDP is the only Party in which I can assist my people.
“The APC has become a political embarrassment. I cannot continue with them. My Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu) has done so much for our people in all sectors. I am morally bound to assist him to finish well.
“I cannot advance the cause of my people by staying outside a platform they so much cherish and support. For me, going back to PDP is like going back home.
“I want to see if we can recover what we have lost . APC is another Egypt and I left it. Henceforth, I will join hands with my people in PDP to advance the cause of my people. This is a journey I must make in the interest of my people. This is certainly a new beginning.”
However, Reacting, the party, in a statement by the Chairman of the party in the LGA, Hon. Uche Egbonwonu said Ede’s defection was inconsequential as he only got the position as a favor to his father.
Egbonwonu said: “As a matter of fact, the federal position was conceded to him as a favour to his late father. He has achieved nothing for himself and the local government from then till date, wasting a golden opportunity to bring development to Nkanu East.
“Nkanu East APC thanks PDP for taking off our hands a character who has, over the last couple of years, pretended to be an APC member, but was actually in our great party to attempt to grab the structure, and trade with it for his pay masters.
“Anayo Ede’s claim that his people love him will be resoundingly exposed at the coming elections where we are confident that the good people of Onicha-Ugbo and indeed Nkanu East will reject him and all he stands with vehemently, as he has achieved nothing for them in his previous outings.”
