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About 700 women from the All Progressive Congress, APC, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ndume Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Thursday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The defected women were led into the ruling PDP in the state by former Umuahia East constituency APC Woman Leader, Lady Charity Ekeleme.
Speaking on behalf of the decampees at Ohokobe Mbaocha Square, venue of the declaration ceremony, Lady Ekeleme said that APC has derailed in the service of humanity and the nation.
Ekeleme said that the progressive party has failed to address teething challenges bedeviling the country and lamented the current insecurity in the land and the nation’s economic downturn, occasioned by the incompetence of the APC government at all levels in Nigeria.
By Leonard Okachie
Umuahia, March 3, 2021 The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia says it will conduct primary election for aspirants for the upcoming House of Representatives bye-election in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced March 27 for the poll to replace the vacant position in Aba North and Aba South Federal Constituency.
Naija247news recalls that the position became vacant following the death of Rep. Prestige Osy on February 6.
The state Chairman of APGA, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, said on Wednesday in Umuahia that all aspirants for the position would go through party’s primary for members to make their choice.
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