Anyim Pius Anyim, former Senate President, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). He announced the defection at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township Abakaliki, the state capital, during the Grand Finale of the APC Local Government election Campaign on Saturday. According to Punch, Ayim led a host of other notable personalities across other political parties, including former state and National Assembly members, former governorship candidate of Labour Party in the state, Edwin Nkwegu, Senator Obinna Ọgba, former national and state assembly candidates and thousands of their supporters to join the party.
Read also: Senator Anyim Pius hasn’t joined APC – PDP On hand to receive them were the APC’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Governor Hope Uzodinma, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State and Minister of Works, David Umahi, State Chairman of the party, Stanley Meghan and other party chieftains. Speaking at the event, the minister of Works, commended Anyim for all the support he gave to APC during the 2023 elections, adding that it is only right he formally joins the party. Umahi thanked President Bola Tinubu for all the support given to him when he faced legal battles after joining the party.
He said, ” President Tinubu called me to come and see him, and when I came, he carried me in his car personally to meet a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who handled our case.” The min.