Ebonyi PDP Chieftain, Barrister Timothy ODAs Joins APC
Ben Onyeka
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi state, Barrister Timothy ODAs has detected to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.
Odaa who was a former Commissioner for Finance, Barr. Timothy Oda, popularly known as “Due Respect”, joined his new party with over 2000 supporters.
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He noted that his decision to abandon the PDP was driven by Governor Francis Nwifuru’s humility, commitment, and ability to deliver on the needs of the state despite prevailing challenges.
“Today is the state declaration for APC. They hosted me. I thank you, people who have a lot of. I was in PDP. He needs me in the party, and the APC chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha fought seriously. So I have to agree, I have to accept, I have to volunteer, so whatever it means. I’m coming into the party to join those who are working, for us to work better”.
“As far as I’m concerned, there’s no difference between APC and PDP, because we’re all coming from the ashes of PDP. We were in one family. The faces are not different, it’s the same people”.
“And I’m coming with the same approach that the APC must have put areas that would have guaranteed peace. Let’s make a lesson to be peaceful. Let’s win the election without violence, especially in the Igbo land. When everywhere is in crisis, we shouldn’t hate ourselves.
“The party should be known for packaging a peace, harmony, tolerance, empathy and sympathy.
Meanwhile, the APC boss urged members of opposition parties to embrace unity and join the ruling party in order to end political conflicts during elections.
“We can, as brothers and sisters, come together, resolve the issues, advise each other, and then provide solution for a way forward. The important thing is to develop the state. Let our state compete favorably with any other state in the world.
“That is the target of APC. So the former commissioner coming to join the party was, one, the pleasure, two, he saw reason. Without asking him to come, he had already said, ah me, coming to visit him.
Okoro-Emegha also disclosed that he would continue to lobby other members of the opposition to join the ruling party in the state.
