
2023: Mass defection may hit Abia APC over choice of party’s deputy governorship candidate
Indications have emerged that mass defection may soon hit the rank and file of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia, following the selection of Gloria Akara, as running mate to Ikechi Emenike, the party’s governorship candidate in the state. Sources close to the party told BusinessDay that ever since the nomination of the Christian cleric-turned politician, as the gubernatorial running mate of the party, cohesion and peace have taken flight from the party. Her nomination, apart from not resulting from wide consultations among the party stakeholders from the zone, it is also believed widely to have been influenced by…