ADC reps candidate dumps party, joins APC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) House of Representatives campaigner for Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency successful Ebonyi State, Ambassador Ephraim Iyke Nwonu, has dumped the enactment and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Nwonu announced his defection connected Saturday successful Abuja.

According to him, helium decided to permission the contention to enactment President Bola Tinubu’s re-election and Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru.

Although his sanction is inactive connected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal arsenic the ADC campaigner for the constituency, helium said helium had chosen to springiness up his ambition.

“I americium the authoritative ADC campaigner for the Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency connected the INEC portal, but I person decided to jettison and sacrifice that ambition due to the fact that of my unalloyed enactment for Mr. President and my authorities governor,” helium said.

He added that helium was joining different APC leaders successful Ebonyi State to enactment for the re-election of President Tinubu and the governor.

Nwonu said his narration with Tinubu dates backmost to 1992 done his precocious governmental mentor, Senator Polycarp Nwite. 

He explained that Nwite appointed him caput of the defunct Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN) successful Ebonyi State.

“The national roadworthy and span projects crossed Ebonyi and neighbouring states played a large relation successful my decision. The Ndibe Beach Bridge, the Enugu...