Enugu: LP Ex-Guber Candidate, Chijioke Edeoga Returns To PDP

…Lauds Governor Mbah

BY JUDE OSSAI / ENUGU

The 2023 Enugu State Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga has finally returned to his old political party-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

On Monday, March 31, Edeoga finally arrived at the PDP secretariat in Enugu, describing his return as “home coming”.

Edeoga appreciated the State chairman of PDP, Chukwunweike for midwifing the process of his return which crystalized today.

The former LP gubernatorial candidate stated, “His Excellency Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has demonstrated rare and uncommon leadership since assumption of office, as governor of Enugu State, breaking new grounds and repositioning the state.

He noted that his decision to rejoin the PDP steams from Governor Mbah’s obvious commitment to development and upliftment of the state, which aligns with his own vision for the state, had he been declared governor

Recalled that Edeoga left the PDP after the party’s primary election, and defected to LP where he put up a strong fight against the then candidate of the PDP, and now Governor Peter Mbah.

However, the PDP chairman in the state, Hon Martin Chukwunweike few weeks ago, visited Edeoga in his Enugu home and prevailed on him to return to his political family, the PDP.

Prior to the visit by the PDP leadership, the APC in the state had also prevailed on Edeoga to join their fold.

Checks revealed that Edeoga has settled for the PDP became clearer last week when he met with the LP stakeholders in his Isi-Uzo Local Government Area and threw both options to them. The stakeholders said they were more disposed to his rejoining the PDP.

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.