“It Was a Great Ride”: Major Peter Obi Supporter Speaks on Dumping LP for APC

• Peter Obi’s influential supporter, Joseph Onuorah, had announced a plan to join the Labour Party of the APC when next he was in Nigeria
• Onuorah, a Nigerian in the diaspora, said he had had a great ride with the Labour Party during his stay at the opposition party
• The announcement came barely 24 hours after the re-election of Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party

A Peter Obi supporter and member of the Obidient Movement, Joseph Onuorah, has disclosed a plan to dump the Labour Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Onuorah, a Nigerian in the diaspora, announced the plan in a tweet on Wednesday, March 27, stating that he will register with the ruling party at his ward whenever he is in Nigeria again.

peter Obi supporter announces plan to join APC
Photo Credit: Peter ObiSource: Twitter

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This is amid controversies that trailed Julius Abure’s re-election as the Labour Party’s national chairman.

Abure has severally been accused of corruption and abuse of office by prominent members of the party. Still, Obi, the national leader of the party, appeared to be in support of Abure.

Aside from Obi keeping mute on the allegations levelled against Abure, the convention that produced the controversial Labour Party chairman was conducted in Anambra, Peter Obi’s state.

Why Onuorah dump Labour Party for APC

Barely 24 hours after the re-election of Abuja as Labour Party national chairman, Onuorah took to his Twitter page to announce his plan to join the APC.

His tweet reads:

“Next time I arrive in Nigeria – I will proceed to register in my ward and become a card-carrying member of the @OfficialAPCNg.

“We have to make this impact from the inside.

“It was a great ride with the Obidient movement. It was a pleasure while it lasted.”

See the tweet here:

Source: TheTalk.NG