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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Senator Jim Nwobodo has returned to the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) less than 24
hours after Ohaneze Ndigbo endorsed the
presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku
Abubakar.
The former governor of old Anambra state
announced his return to the PDP when some
members of the Ohanaeze led by former chairman
of Police Service Commission, Chief S. N. Okeke
visited him in his Amechi Awkunanaw country
home.
In the entourage were the secretary to the Abia
State government Prof. Eme Okoro; former
Foreign Affairs minister, Chief Dubem Onyia;
Senator Ben Obi; former Minister for Health Prof.
A. B. C. Nwosu; Oseloka Obaze and late Dr.
Ekwueme’s daughter, Mrs. Ada Onyemelukwe.
They all appealed to Nwobodo to come back “to
the house which he built.”
Nwobodo, replying, saying: “I am back to PDP.”
According to him: “At this stage of my life, I see
myself more as an elder statesman than a
partisan politician and I speak from this
standpoint.
“I have served our country both at the state and
the federal level. In the course of my political
journey from second republic till date, I have had
my fair share of ups and downs.
“I made mistakes and learned from my mistakes, I
have learned a lot from my experiences and feel
qualified to speak on burning issues confronting
us as a nation.
“I cannot pretend that all is well in our country
today with the escalating crisis, ranging from the
economy, insecurity, tension among the three
arms of government – executive, legislative and
judiciary.
“Dangerous divisions along tribal and religious
lines, and different militant groups arising from
the hues and cries ofmarginalisation.
“What we are seeing are symptoms of deep
rooted issues that should be brought to the table
for discussions on how to address them.
“I am a democrat and a strong believer in
democracy. Those of us who claim to be
democrats have a duty to tell the president the
truth and advise him appropriately.
“I have been chief executive of a big state and I
appreciate how difficult it could be for the chief
executive of a state or a country to know the true
situation of things with the people you govern.”
He went on: “Just a few of the many
undemocratic moves and sayings that are
capable of igniting crisis.
“As a member of APC and a democrat, I got
visibly worried when I heard party members
boasting we have won the election and just
waiting for results to be announced.
“My question was how? How? How was the
election won when the elections are yet to take
place?
“One of the tenets of democracy is the division of
power among the different independent arms of
government.
“The desecration of any of these arms of
government portends danger to democracy.
“The ongoing attempt to arraign and prosecute
the chief justice of the federation in disregard to
due process is a mockery of the judiciary, which
is the last hope of the common man.
“It is even more worrisome to read in the papers
that President was not aware of such moves.
“Now that the President is aware, he should
please intervene and stop the desecration of
judiciary and restore respect for the rule of law.
We are all aware of the implications of disrespect
for the rule of law and its dangerous
consequences.
“No genuine investor will take us serious and our
image as country will be seriously bruised .”
Source: thenationonlineng.net/nwobodo-dumps-apc-pdp/