A member representing Orumba South and North Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, has disclosed the main reason he decamped from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking to journalists in Onitsha, Anambra State, recently, Hon Ezenwankwo said his decision to dump the ruling party in the state was to connect himself to the affairs at the federal level.
Hon Ezenwankwo, earlier this year, announced his defection to PDP after he was said to have had a stint at the All Progressives Congress (APC), which he joined. After which, he failed to win APGA primary ticket for the state’s November 6, 2021, governorship election.
He said: “Today, I am in PDP, and by the special Grace of God, I am the candidate of PDP in Orumba North/South Federal constituency, and I think I made the right choice by joining PDP.
“Election is not about party. Party is just like a vehicle. I believe that if you are going to Lagos and you join a vehicle from Onitsha, maybe on the way, the vehicle stops you in Benin; you will join another vehicle to your destination.
“What matters most is your destination, not your vehicle. So far, PDP is a National Party, and APGA is there in Anambra State, and I was in APGA before.
“When you talk of National Assembly, you talk of APC and PDP. APGA is a minority Party which I tested and have seen.
“So, I had to move with a party that I am sure will hook me to the national, either direct minority party or ruling party. And that was the reason I left; not that APGA is not a good party. I have to hook myself to the mainstream of the affairs of the country.”
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