LAGOS – A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Emeka C. Kalu, has expressed shock over the reported defection of his party’s lawmakers in the Imo State House of Assembly to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Kalu, Director General (DG), Protocols, Peoples Democratic Party Youth Alliance (PDPYA), who spoke to Saturday INDEPENDENT, said he supported the call of his party that the lawmakers should vacate their seats, having jumped ship, as there was no crisis in the PDP at the time of their defection.

He, therefore, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare their seats vacant, and conduct bye-elections in their constituencies for the constituents to elect their replacements.

It would be recalled that several PDP lawmakers, including the Speaker and his deputy, all former PDP members, defected to the APC following the Supreme Court’s declaration of Hope Uzodimma as the state’s governor and the sack of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha.

Kalu, also Director General (DG), Global Initiative for Good Governance, stressed that the former PDP lawmakers were guilty of insubordination to the PDP as they were elected lawmakers under this platform.

He said: “I cannot think of better reasons for their defection other than greed and selfish interests which clearly shows that they do not care about the people they represent in the House.

“I am not bothered about their defection. As a matter of fact, I am happy the bad eggs are leaving the PDP. But, they have to abdicate their seats and fresh elections must be conducted in their constituencies.

“If they want to contest for the election under their new platform, it is fine and good. It is their right as citizens of Nigeria, but they cannot be lawmakers elected on the PDP umbrella and defect to another party and still keep their seats, that, is not possible.”

https://www.independent.ng/pdp-chieftain-condemns-defection-of-partys-lawmakers-in-imo-to-apc/

... and applauds the defection of APC party men to PDP in Zamfara

He himself would soon defect.

Chief emaka kalu Where were you when they decamp from APGA and AA to PDP?

Letz say ihedioha wins again,will all ok f them come bk 2 PDP?