A group of prominent Labour Party (LP) leaders in Ebonyi has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring support for Gov. Francis Nwifuru.
The group attributed its decision to what it described as the governor’s good performance in office.
The defectors, led by the LP State Secretary and Coordinator of the Labour Movement in Ebonyi, Mr Igiri Innocent, announced their defection during a meeting at the APC State Secretariat in Abakaliki on Wednesday.
They were received by the APC State Chairman, Okoro Emegha.
Emegha described the defection as a major boost for the ruling party, adding that the new members voluntarily joined the APC after assessing Nwifuru’s administration’s performance in infrastructure, peace-building and good governance.
