It is sad how political leaders in Nigeria have reduced governance to campaigning and winning elections while they ignore the masses to wallow in abject poverty.
Preparatory to the 2015 general elections, strong indications have emerged that top politicians in, including some founding fathers and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party would dump the party for the Action Congress of Nigeria.
According to a reliable source, the chieftains include former All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Ugochukwu Agballa; former Political Adviser to erstwhile Governor Chimaroke Namani, Chief Sam Ejiofor; one time Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Chief Onyemuche Nnamani, among other notable politicians.
A reliable source disclosed that discussions between the politicians and the ACN are almost concluded, adding that “their formal admission into the party may be done quietly.”
It was also gathered that the 2007 and 2011 gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the state, Chief Okey Ezea, is also ready to dump his party for the ACN.
According to the source, “among all these top new entrants into our party, the only person that may likely have problem is Okey Ezea, because in his usual way, he will want the leadership of the ACN to give him the governorship ticket come 2015, forgetting that there are people that have been nurturing the party’s structure from inception, but we are happy with the new development as it is.”
However, a chieftain of the ACN in the state, who would not want his name in print, said that the new development is good for the opposition party, as it would assist them in realising their dream of wrestling power from the ruling PDP “which has failed the entire people in all ramifications.”
He expressed optimism that the ACN remains the party to beat come 2015 general elections, positing that as a focused political party, it has all it takes to form the next government.
“I want to call on the political elite and the electorate to embrace the ACN, because it is the only political party with a large heart that has a people-oriented manifesto capable of transforming the nation’s economy already mismanaged by the PDP," he said.
A reliable source disclosed that discussions between the politicians and the ACN are almost concluded, adding that “their formal admission into the party may be done quietly.”
It was also gathered that the 2007 and 2011 gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the state, Chief Okey Ezea, is also ready to dump his party for the ACN.
According to the source, “among all these top new entrants into our party, the only person that may likely have problem is Okey Ezea, because in his usual way, he will want the leadership of the ACN to give him the governorship ticket come 2015, forgetting that there are people that have been nurturing the party’s structure from inception, but we are happy with the new development as it is.”
However, a chieftain of the ACN in the state, who would not want his name in print, said that the new development is good for the opposition party, as it would assist them in realising their dream of wrestling power from the ruling PDP “which has failed the entire people in all ramifications.”
He expressed optimism that the ACN remains the party to beat come 2015 general elections, positing that as a focused political party, it has all it takes to form the next government.
“I want to call on the political elite and the electorate to embrace the ACN, because it is the only political party with a large heart that has a people-oriented manifesto capable of transforming the nation’s economy already mismanaged by the PDP," he said.
