Nigeria’s former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress.
Anyim, announced the defection at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township Abakaliki, the state capital, during the Grand Finale of the APC Local Government election Campaign on Saturday.
He led a host of other notable personalities across other political parties, including former state and National Assembly members, former governorship candidate of Labour Party in the state, Edwin Nkwegu, Senator Obinna Ọgba, former national and state assembly candidates and thousands of their supporters to join the party.
He.was received by APC’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum, Governor Hope Uzodinma, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State and Minister of Works, David Umahi, State Chairman of the party, Stanley Meghan and other party chieftains
