A former deputy speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Odefa Obasi Odefa, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Odefa made the move alongside about 500 of his supporters from the Onicha East Constituency of the state.
He made this known at the Government House in Abakaliki on Wednesday during a visit to Governor Ogbonnaya Nwifuru.
Speaking on his defection, Odefa said his decision to pitch tent with the APC was to rally round Governor Nwifuru in his efforts to transform the state having studied his good intentions as captured in his manifesto.
In his response, the governor said the door of the APC was wide open to accommodate all well-intentioned individuals into the party.
While assuring the defectors that they would be availed level playing field in the APC, Governor Nwifuru called on them to join hands with him to develop the State.
Odefa represented Onicha East in the State House of Assembly between 2007 to 2023.
