Ahead of the March 9 Governorship and State House of Assembly elections, some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo state have decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
On why they defected to APC, one of the defectors, Chris Ojimar, said their decision to join the ruling APC is to strengthen the party in the area.
“We will ensure that APC wins in our various communities in Esan South-East during the state assembly election,” he said.
Receiving the defectors on Monday, the state chairman of APC, Barr. Anselm Ojezua, said the decision of the defectors was timely as the party was working at a decisive victory for its candidates at the state House of Assembly poll.
Ojezua said, “Illushi is very important in Esan South East local government because of its strong political base and agrarian nature.
“I believe that receiving leaders from that locality will make the March 9 election easy for us.”
