Sunny Ogbuoji/Daily Independent
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ebonyi State chapter has stated Senator Sunday Ogbuoji defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a result of he has misplaced his political worth.
Senator Ogbuoji had on Wednesday left the PDP for the APC, describing himself because the “latest catch” of the ruling party.
However, whereas briefing the press on the party’s secretariat in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Chairman of the PDP Onyekachi Nwebonyi described the defection as “good riddance for the People’s Democratic Party.”
As said by him, “The purported defection of Senator Soni Ogbuoji to the All Progressives Congress, APC, is a good riddance for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
“Senator Ogbuoji hitherto been a dormant member of the PDP and has not contributed any significant factor to the expansion of the party. Of course, he had been a legal responsibility to the party.
“Worse nonetheless, Senator Ogbuoji has not carried out something for his folks. What can Ogbuoji boast of as his achievement in his constituency for nearly seven years he’s been within the Senate?
“He has by no means impacted on the lives of his constituents. It is clear he has misplaced political worth and relevance, and he's conscious of that.
“That’s why he's searching for an avenue to offer excuses for his failure. He is aware of that he has sunk into political oblivion and he's searching for a method to come to the limelight.
“PDP as a vibrant party, particularly in Ebonyi State, doesn't harbour lifeless woods. We had lengthy anticipated him to depart.
“We no longer need him. He has in fact, been an impediment to the progress of the PDP’s journey to 2019 in the State.”
He questioned how “Ogbuoji say the PDP governors’ performances are poor? He is from Ebonyi State and absolutely conscious of Governor Umahi’s astounding achievements.
“Even the president, Gen. Muhammad Buhari, who's of the APC attested to the truth that His Excellency Engr. Chief Dave Nweze Umahi has carried out exceptionally nicely, when he visited Ebonyi State. I problem Ogbuoji to indicate his would possibly in 2019.
“He will be shamefully disgraced if by any magic he secures any ticket from the APC. In fact, Ogbuoji has made the 2019 contests easiest for the PDP in Ebonyi South Senatorial District.”