BREAKING: FCT council chairman exits PDP for APC, gives explanation

• AMAC Chairman Christopher Zakka Maikalangu has defected from the PDP to the APC, citing the request to unafraid amended national opportunities for his constituents
• Maikalangu said AMAC residents were missing retired connected national jobs and interventions owed to partisan politics, which influenced his determination to articulation the ruling party
• Maikalangu referenced akin defections by different politicians and noted that his move, though strategic, was made successful the champion involvement of the radical of AMAC

FCT, Abuja - The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

His defection was announced connected Sunday, April 13, successful a connection issued by his Senior Special Assistant connected Media and Public Affairs, Kingsley Madaki.

Abuja Municipal Chairman Dumps PDP for APC, Cites Reasons
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Maikalangu explained that his determination was driven by the request to reposition AMAC for greater entree to national opportunities, which helium claimed had been elusive owed to governmental differences.

“It was important we took a position, and the presumption we took is for the bully of our ideology and to guarantee that the bully radical of AMAC determination forward,” helium said.

AMAC president gives reasons for dumping PDP

According to Maikalangu, residents of AMAC person been marginalised successful the allocation of national jobs and interventions owed to the council’s affiliation with the absorption party.

“My radical indispensable cognize that for maine to person made this decision, I considered the wide interests of AMAC residents.“We are losing opportunities successful presumption of national jobs and appointments… This is often however authorities works," helium noted.

He emphasised that his precedence was to service AMAC residents, not the broader nationalist governmental agenda.

Concerns implicit improvement and ecological funding

The president besides highlighted concerns implicit ecological issues wrong the council, stressing that entree to captious national interventions and improvement funds had been hindered by partisan divides.

“Let america support emotions aside. The much they proceed to deprive america of these jobs and opportunities, the much we volition suffer our wealthiness to turn and determination forward,” helium added.

References to different defections

Maikalangu pointed to different governmental figures who had likewise joined the APC, citing their decisions arsenic a reflection of a increasing inclination among politicians seeking to align with the centre.

He referenced erstwhile lawmaker Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, who joined the APC to contention the 2025 Anambra governorship election, arsenic good arsenic Dr Kingsley Kelachukwu Okoronkwo, who exited the Labour Party owed to ongoing interior crises and litigation.

Defection encouraged by APC stakeholders

Abuja Municipal Chairman Dumps PDP for APC, Cites Reasons
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Maikalangu revealed that Hon. Gabriel Bravo Oluohu, a cardinal APC figure, played a important relation successful encouraging his defection.

He stressed that portion the determination whitethorn look politically strategic, it was yet for the payment of AMAC residents.

“While my determination whitethorn look strategical for my governmental career, the underlying crushed remains the wide bully of my people,” helium stated.

With this move, Maikalangu becomes 1 of the latest absorption figures to align with the APC, arsenic governmental realignments intensify up of the 2027 wide elections.

Ned Nwoko moves to APC

Previously, Legit.ng reported that legislator Ned Munir Nwoko representing Delta North senatorial territory successful the nationalist assembly has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) connected the level of the Senate.

Senator Nwoko was elected into the Nigerian Senate successful 2023 connected the level of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Source: Legit.ng