The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State has said it would not admit defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to its fold.
The party stated this on Wednesday through its Publicity Secretary, Mrs. Kate Offor, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Committee meeting.
According to information available to DAILY POST, the decision of the party’s leaders in the state was informed by some prominent members of the PDP in the state, who are allegedly plotting to defect to the party, and in the process, capitalise on their ‘high profile’ to hijack key appointments meant for the state at the national level.
One of such high profile personalities is said to be a former power minister, Prof. Barth Nnaji.
The party’s SEC frowned at some elements within the state chapter of the party, who, without authorisation, had commenced talks with the PDP members who intend to cross over to the APC, warning that the party would not waste time to discipline any member involved in such unauthorized move.
Offor said: “At an enlarged meeting of the State Executive Committee of Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, we unequivocally resolved that the membership drive aimed at enlisting Professor Barth Nnaji, Chief Jim Nwobodo and co into our great party be stopped forthwith.
“For us it is medicine after death, given the shameful result we recorded in the presidential and governorship elections, where we got less than three per cent and 10 per cent of the total votes cast in Enugu State respectively.
“Accordingly, we are outraged that some elements without authorisation or due process had already held sinister meetings with Professor Nnaji in his Umuode village and if not stopped will head to God knows where.
“We hold Professor Nnaji, robotic engineer, and our elder statesman, Chief Jim Nwobodo, and other eminent sons in very high esteem, however, we frown seriously at clandestine moves of some people reaping where they did not sow.”
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