A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ebonyi State, Obinna Ogba, on Saturday dismissed rumours of his planned defection to another party.
Ogba, who is representing the Ebonyi Central Senatorial District, said at a news conference in Abakaliki, he remained a strong and committed member of the PDP.
The lawmaker was reacting to insinuations that he was planning to dump the PDP for another party after losing in his bid to fly the party’s governorship flag in the 2023 general elections.
Ogba lost the PDP governorship ticket in Ebonyi to Chief Ifeanyichukwuma Odii after a protracted legal battle at the Supreme Court.
The senator noted that he became a card-carrying member of the PDP in August 1998 and had never at any time left the party for any other political party.
He said: “I am still a member of the PDP and I have no intention to leave it; I have willingly donated my campaign office to Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in Ebonyi.
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