APGA Member, Hon Afam Ogene Escaped Lynching From Constituents Over Attempted Decamping To PDP; Exonerates Former Anambra Governor ,Mr Peter Obi Of Plotting Defection To PDP

                

Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has no hand in the planned  mass defection of the All Progressives  Grand Alliance (APGA) members of the House of Representatives  from Anambra State to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), odogwuemekaodogwu.com gathered now from the member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency in  House of Representatives , Mr Afam Ogene.

Ogene  told odogwuemekaodogwu.com shortly after his meeting with the members of APGA in Atani, headquarters of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, where he denounced   dumping APGA for PDP even as his constituents literally lynched him for even attempting to dump APGA for PDP which he denied ever thinking in that direction.

Ogene whose speculated planned move to join PDP attracted the lashing of his party members in Ogbaru Federal Constituency during the meeting announced to the cheering of the ward executives of the party that he remained a bona-fide member of APGA and therefore has no intention to  dump APGA for any other party.

Odogwuemekaodogwu.com reminded that four members  of APGA  House of Representatives from Anambra State led by Mrs Uche Ekwunife  had even visited the National chairman of PDP intimating him their readiness to dump APGA for PDP and just last week former Governor of the State, Peter Obi, resigned his chairmanship of Board of Trustees (BOT) of APGA.

Ogene said  he has never had meeting with the former Governor where he (Obi) cajoled or tried to influence him to join PDP in his native Anambra State.

He said “I have never been at any meeting where the former Governor, Peter Obi tried to coerce, induce, beg, appeal or cajole any of us to join PDP. Even in his press Statement issued only two or three days ago, he did restate that he remained a member of All Progressives Grand Alliance”.

He said it was true that Presidency had invited those of them; APGA members from Anambra State in the House of Representatives to contest the coming election in PDP as a way of supporting President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential ambition.

But the legislator said that they have had talks with GovernorWillie Obiano and the leadership of APGA who reasoned that APGA is not presenting a presidential candidate in 2015 because of their support for Jonathan, but  they cannot eclipse the party because of their support for President’s ambition.

To that extent, the party has decided to contest every position in 2015 except the presidential election as a mark of  support for  President Jonathan’s ambition.

He told the party members from the Local Government that he can beat his chest that, he has represented them well in the Lower House, which they attested to and want to return  to complete his programme for the Federal Constituency.

Ogene said he has lifted the bar of political representation in the constituency by providing skill acquisition and jobs for the youths of the Federal Constituency, that anybody coming after him must start from where he stopped.

The Chairman of the party in the Local Government, Pastor Onwoelie Obiora, who allowed most ward chairmen to air their views on Ogene’s botched exit from APGA however, commended the legislator for his achievement so far especially his humility and ability to come down to the level of the grassroots.

He also commended the APGA members for coming out en-masse during the collection of Indepedent National Electoral Commission (INEC) permanent voters’ card, reminding that the most important one is the registration of new voters in August20, 2014.