Mass defection seems to be looming at the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party.
It was learnt that its pioneer Chairman, Chief Tony Ukasanya, may have decided to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) with his supporters.
Ukasanya told an APC delegation, led by its National Auditor, Chief George Moghalu, who represented the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, that their decision to leave PDP was because the party lacked internal democracy.
Speaking in Umuahia at the weekend, Ukasanya said the party, since inception, had been hijacked by its supposed leaders.
His words: “The purpose of forming the ‘Concerned Abians for Good Governance’ is to ensure that what happened in the past does not repeat itself; a situation where people kept quiet while whoever became the governor ran the state anyhow.
“Our members are willing and arrangements are on to make the change at the appropriate time. Our members increase daily and as I speak, we have over 40,000 members and by our plans, this number will move into APC as many of us are done with PDP.
“Most changed their mind when a family hijacked the party and turned it into their personal estate. We rose to say no and we will not allow them. We worked during the election to deliver an APGA candidate, whose mandate was stolen”.
Chairman of APC Donatus Nwankpa assured the people of a level-playing field. “We will work with you; we will collaborate with you towards ensuring that APC takes over the state,” he said.