and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has received 11
lawmakers from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Anambra into the APC.
Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, APC Director-General, Press and Media Affairs,
announced this in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja.
According to him, the lawmakers include five serving and four former
House of Representatives members, and two Anambra House of Assembly
members that defected from PDP and APGA to APC.
He said that Buni, who is also the governor of Yobe, congratulated the
new members, saying, they made the right decision by joining the APC and
bringing their people to the national movement.
“You have taken the right decision at the right time, you will enjoy all
the rights and privileges of the party,” quoted Buni as saying.
The defectors eulogised Buni for giving APC the required leadership and
taking the party to greater heights.
They promised to deliver their constituencies to the party in the
forthcoming Anambra governorship election slated for Nov. 6.
He said that the Speaker House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila,
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, Governors of Imo, Kogi, Kano,
Jigawa and Kebbi States assisted Buni to receive the lawmakers into APC
at Imo Governor’s Lodge, Abuja.
The defectors include: Mr Douglas Egbuna, Ebuchi Offor, Vincent Oguwelu,
Ifeanyichukwu Ibezi, Emeka Anoku,Chris Emeka, Ifeanyi Monah, Ohwudili
Ezenwa, Chinwe Nwaebili, Chuma Nzeribe and Emeka Azubogu.
