2027: Ex-Ebonyi PDP Secretary officially dumps Party for APC

…..Vows Massive Mobilization for Nwifuru

By Godwin Aliuna Abakaliki 

A former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Ogbuefi Ifeuwabundidi, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his readiness to mobilize massive support for Governor Francis Nwifuru’s re-election bid in 2027.

Ifeuwabundidi announced his defection at Enyibuchiri, Abaomege, in Onicha Local Government Area of the state, where he was formally received into the APC by party leaders.

The APC State Chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, who was represented by the South Zonal Chairman, Ernest Nwaze, alongside members of the State Working Committee from Ebonyi South, welcomed the former PDP chieftain and urged him to demonstrate loyalty to the party’s leadership at all levels.

Emegha, who described Ifeuwabundidi as a well-known and hardworking political leader in the state, congratulated him on his decision to join the APC and presented him with the party’s broom, symbolising his formal acceptance into its fold.

The state chairman said the APC remained open to receiving new members committed to strengthening the party and consolidating the achievements of Governor Nwifuru’s administration, as well as supporting President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Speaking after his defection, Ifeuwabundidi described Governor Nwifuru as a transformational leader whose administration had recorded significant achievements across critical sectors of the state’s economy.

He cited developments in education, overseas scholarship programmes, healthcare delivery, infrastructure, payment of pensions and gratuities, as well as improved welfare for civil servants, describing them as key components of the governor’s People’s Charter of Needs policy.

The former PDP secretary also commended Nwifuru for what he described as his administration’s commitment to restoring peace in communities previously affected by communal conflicts across the state.

He specifically referenced the Abaomege/Ishinkwo communal conflict, which he said dated back to 1912, applauding the governor’s intervention towards restoring peaceful coexistence among the affected communities.

Ifeuwabundidi expressed appreciation to the APC leadership and members in Ebonyi State for the warm reception, declaring that his return to the party was a homecoming, having contributed to the formation of his ward executive several years ago.

He pledged to work harmoniously with the party’s leadership at all levels under the guidance of Governor Nwifuru, whom he described as the leader of the APC in the state.

He also acknowledged the role of Emegha in providing guidance ahead of the defection ceremony, assuring party leaders of his commitment to strengthening the APC’s political structures across the state.

The former PDP chieftain disclosed that he had commenced extensive mobilisation across Ebonyi to secure overwhelming support for Nwifuru’s re-election and the victory of other APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.

In a related development, Ifeuwabundidi, who is the Vision Bearer and State Coordinator of Polling Unit Mobilisation for FON (PUM) in Ebonyi, announced that the organisation had inaugurated its structures at the state, senatorial and local government levels.

He said the group had also commenced the inauguration of its ward structures across the 171 electoral wards in the state, with the exercise flagged off at Abaomege community in Edda and Afikpo Local Government Areas.

According to him, PUM is targeting the establishment of 21-member executive committees in each of the 171 wards and across the state’s 2,947 polling units within a fortnight.

He said the initiative was designed to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and ensure electoral success for Governor Nwifuru and other APC candidates in the 2027 elections.