The senator representing Abia South Senatorial Zone, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Abaribe announced his defection on Wednesday at the Nike Lake Resort in Enugu, in the presence of former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, who also formally joined the ADC.
The lawmaker had joined APGA in 2023 after leaving his previous party to contest the Abia South senatorial seat.
“Let me also announce that this morning I resigned from the All-Progressive Grand Alliance,” Abaribe said.
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He declared his full allegiance to the ADC, describing Obi as his political leader.
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“So as of now, I am fully in ADC. Following my brother and our leader, Mr Peter Obi, I wish all of us well, and I know that we’re going to get there,” he added.
Reflecting on a previous interview, the senator said he had always believed that change would come through collective determination.
“When I was given my last interview, and they were asking me, how do you think it will happen? I told them, Mboru. Every woman knows what Mboru means. Now it’s Mboru,” he said.
Abaribe emphasised that the ADC would serve as a platform for a broad political movement focused on addressing Nigeria’s current challenges.
“When the time comes, the whole of us are going into ADC, and we shall remove the cancer that has held Nigeria down since 2015.
“We will remove that party that promised change but brought death and destruction to Nigeria,” he said.
