Barely three months after the November 6, 2021, governorship election in Anambra state, the ranks of the Peoples’ Democratic Party {PDP), in Anambra state got depleted last week, as the Director General of Val Ozigbo Campaign Organisation(VCO), in the last Anambra State governorship election, Dr Alex Obiogbolu on Friday defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA).
Obiogbolu had officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party on December 22nd last year.
Dr Obiogbolu, also a former governorship aspirant and a member of the Transition Committee of the governor elect, Prof Charles Soludo was received into the APGA by the national chairman of the party, Chief Victor Oye.
The event took place at the Graceland country home of Chief Oye in Amawbia, Anambra State.
In his speech at the occasion, Dr. Obiogbolu noted that things have refused to work in his former political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after twenty one years of intensive hardwork.
He observed that though all the political parties have their own fair share of internal wrangling, but added that the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has shown to have an effective mechanism to resolve differences in the party, adding that peace, unity of purpose and commitment are parts of the value that makes APGA to be shoulder high than his former party.
“2023 general elections are around the corner, it is high time we looked inward and leverage on APGA which is the heart of Ndigbo, we should all join APGA and make her a regional force to get other political blocs in the country. I must say that APGA is already a national political party because it has been winning elections outside Igboland.” He said.
In his speech, the national chairman of APGA, Chief Oye, welcomed the former PDP stalwart on board and expressed the optimism that he would use his wealth of experience to uplift the party.
