The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress swelled in rank on Saturday as scores of opposition political leaders and members defected to the ruling party in Iguobazuwa, Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state.
Iguobazuwa is the council area of the Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa. The defectors attributed their movement to what they described as the entrenchment of good governance by the Okpebholo-led administration in less than two years in the state.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Friday Aghedo, the deputy governor noted that politics is all about delivering electoral promises to the people.
Idahosa urged all members of the party, both new and old, to capitalise on the gains of the “Renewed Hope Agenda” of President Bola Tinubu by logging into the open APC e-registration portal to authenticate their membership.
Addressing the defectors, the deputy governor reminded them that their coming would lead to the fulfilment of the promised 2.5 votes to the President in 2027.
He said, “We should all go back to our various units and start to preach the Renewed Hope agenda message to our people.
“Again, we have until January 30 to log into the portal and register. As bona fide members of the APC, you have the right to own a membership card that allows you to elect executives right from your unit to the national level.
“It is important to have the registration slip which confers us with the authority of being APC members,” he stated.
Idahosa also commended the Ovia South West Council Chairman, Hon. Nosakhare Edobor, for opening up the area and bringing visible development to the doorstep of the people, which he said had helped convince residents to voluntarily align with the vision of the APC to drive further development.
Also speaking, the party chairman in the local government, Emmanuel Ogbomo, urged the new members not to miss out on the ongoing registration exercise.
Other APC leaders present at the event were the Sports Commission Chairman, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele; Edo State House of Assembly member, Hon. Sunny Aghedo; and other party leaders.
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