Jerry Agada
A Former Minister of Education and Chairman Benue state Civil Service Commission, Professor Jerry Agada, has decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The former minister, who served under the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua–led government over the weekend officially resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and moved to the PDP in his ward 1 Orokam district of Ogbadibo LGA of Benue state.
Agada, who was also a former president of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), said he decided to join his principal, Governor Samuel Ortom in the PDP to move the state forward, stressing that it is incumbent on him to lead his people to the best political platform, which is the PDP.
Agada commended the PDP leadership and members in the ward for their consistency and efforts to stand for the party.
A statement by the Local Government PDP Publicity Secretary, Hon. Simon Anyebe, said Prof. Agada was the first prominent politician to have decamped to PDP in the ward, and in line with the party constitution.
He described the action as a reflection of true democrat, as he commended Prof. Agada and his disciples for returning to his political family, the PDP.