Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State chapter has again witnessed mass exodus as the former Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Odefa Obasi Odefa alongside other stakeholders from his Onicha East constituency resigned their membership of the party.
Odefa tendered his resignation letter to the Chairman of his Ogudu Okwor Ward, Oshiri community in the local government which he read before journalists in Abakaliki on Tuesday.
He was flanked by PDP Chairman of Ugwu Oshiri Ward, PDP Chairman of Okpuzor/ Ukawu Ward, PDP Chairman Ebyia Oshiri Ward, PDP Chairman Abaomege Ward, PDP Chairman Ishinkwo/Ukawu Ward, PDP Chairman Ogudu Okwor Ward Oshiri, Odefa Ogbu Odefa Coordinator of Chukwuma Odii campaign organization in Onicha local government area, former Labour Party Chairman of Onicha local government, Hon. Chinedu Nwokposi, Dr. Pius Okoro a key stakeholder of PDP in Onicha local government and other bigwigs of PDP and LP in the local government who all announced their resignation of the membership of their political parties.
Odefa’s resignation letter reads “After a robust discussion with my family and associates, I have decided to resign my membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
“In considering the decision, I am satisfied that I have given my best to the party and as well thank the party for the chance to serve while I was in the party. I wish you well and thank you so much”.
He noted that on Monday this week, all the ward executives of PDP in Onicha local government and Onicha East state constituency where he represented in the state House of Assembly for the third(3rd) term, resigned en mass.
“The implication of that is that there is nothing like PDP executives or functional executives in the entire Onicha East which comprises of Oshiri, Ukawu, Abaomege and Ishinkwo communities,” he stated.
Odefa and the PDP/LP bigwigs did not disclose the party they want to join but investigation by New Telegraph shows that they will likely join the ruling APC.
Odefa whose younger brother is the National Vice Chairman of PDP, South East, said the National Vice Chairman was free to remain in PDP as according to him, “yes, my younger brother is a major stakeholder, not just a major stakeholder.
“He is the National Vice Chairman of PDP all over southeast. But in our family, we are very mature people. We have opinions and we respect each other’s opinions and feelings.
“People in the same family, even people from the same mother and father can be in different parties, politics is different from family. When it comes to politics, we do politics, when it comes to family, we do family. We are all old and mature, none of us is less than 50 years old, and all of us are grown up and married with children. So, we have no problem with that at all”.
It be recalled that mass exodus had occurred in the state chapter of PDP and LP across the state as many bigwigs resigned their membership of the two parties about two weeks ago and did not announce the party they would join.
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