By onyekachi eze
Entering the peak of the electioneering Campaign and period when party members ought to be strong in their respective parties, yet defection looms in some of the parties, especially the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Imo State under the full surveillance of Governor Rochas Okorocha.
Governor Okorocha’s camp suffered a major setback on Tuesday when one of his campaign Coordinators and a strong APC facilitator in Aboh Mbaise LGA, Hon. Lucky Charles dumped APC for the PDP.
Charles, a prominent politician from Enyiogugu ward was one of the Campaign Council members of Olamha in 2011 election and later appointed member of the Mayoral Affairs of Owerri zone headed by Chief Uche Njoku before their dissolution.
At an elaborate event held at the house of the party chairman, Jude Awulonu at Ulakwo, Enyiogugu, Lucky Charles rejoined PDP. The event witnessed the presence of PDP chieftains in the area including Chief Austin Papa Nwokorie and member representing the state constituency in the House of Assembly, Hon. Mrs. Ngozi Pat Ekeji.
In his speech, Lucky Charles noted that he is retracing steps to PDP to join forces with others in taking the party to greater heights adding that as a true democrat, PDP is the right party to follow.
Admonishing Lucky Charles for finding his way back, Austin Papa, a leader of the party in the area stated that the exercise marks another great turning point for the ward and Aboh Mbaise PDP as all forces have come together under one umbrella.
Information reaching Trumpeta indicates that yesterday at the central school field, Omuma in Oru East Local Government Area, Imo State, another set of political shakers from the area moved to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State Rally of the Local Government to be honoured by the state working Committee in the Sensitization Rally held across the states.
Leading the decampees include the past APGA State Chairman, and immediate past APC Chairman of Imo State, Prince Marshall Okaforanyanwu, the Honourable member representing Oru East Constituency in Imo State House of Assembly under APGA, Hon. Greg. Okemili, APC Apex Leader High Chief Marcellinus Okoro (Ugwumba), Dr. Nwanebu with over 4,000 members who chised PDP as their last resort.
Apparently, some of the APC members who invariably heard of the defection of these staunch members are still in doubt, while tongues kept on wagging on the reasons behind Prince Marshal’s joining to PDP, instead of going back to the All Progressive Grand Alliance which he has chaired in the past.
Sources also revealed that Okaforanyanwu joined PDP following Governor Okorocha’s assault and non consultation before removing him from the seat as the APC interim Chairman, which they opined that the sore according to them is still fresh and bleeding in Okaforanyanwu’s heart. While also, insinuation had it that Okaforanyanwu have the intention to climb higher in the PDP family through his Omuma brother who also is in the red carpet chamber of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Hope Uzodimma. In his own accord, the APC decampee, Okaforanyanwu added that he is going to PDP with all his leaders under him and uncountable supporters, and will not leave APC with any of his supporters behind.
Similarly, among others included Hon. Barr. Okemili who is said to have an ambition on 2015 hoping optimistically that with the PDP, he will make a head way without hitches.
