Hon. Barr. John Edeh (Okaa Oburuzo)
The Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State has suffered yet another setback following the defection of its former House of Representatives candidate for Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency in the 2023 general elections, Barr. John Edeh, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), DAILY GAZETTE reports.
This development comes barely weeks after the party’s 2023 governorship candidate, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, also parted ways with the LP.
Announcing his decision at the state secretariat of the party on Saturday, Barr. Edeh said his defection was borne out of a deep conviction that the Labour Party had strayed from its original ideals and had become increasingly disconnected from the needs and aspirations of the people it once vowed to represent.
Edeh further expressed confidence in his new political home, the APC, stating that the party is better positioned to deliver democratic dividends and attract investments into the state.
He was received by the state chairman of APC, Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah and other prominent APC leaders who welcomed his move as “a major boost to the party’s grassroots mobilization efforts.”
As at the time of filing this report, the Labour Party leadership in the state has yet to officially react to Edeh’s defection.
