Wonders they say shall never end as Senator representing Owerri Zone in the Red Chambers, Senator Francis Ezenwa Odnyewuchi has finally dumped the Labour Party for the ruling APC.
Although he had not disclosed his reasons for dumping the Party under which he got to the Senate the second time but unconfirmed sources revealed that he has concluded plans to join the 2027 Governorship race in Imo.
His dumping of the PDP and Labour Party to the ruling Party within the space of Two years has received varying reactions by Political Analysts.
While majority view it as an act of desperation, few others perceive it as part and parcel of politics.
Speaking to Lead Express, one of the leaders of the Labour Party in Imo who would not want his name in Print revealed that he won the party as well as their apex leader , Peter Obi when the said Senator approached the Party for her ticket after losing the PDP’s Ticket for Uche Onyeagocha but his advice fell on rocky ground.
According to the Speaker, the dumping of the Labour Party to the ruling Party by the Senator did not come to him as a surprise adding that same Onyewuchi would further dump the ruling Party if power shifts from Uzodinma led APC in Imo tomorrow.
He however charged the members of the Labour Party not to worry over the defection of the Senator and as well urged the ruling APC not to celebrate much hence same Senator according to him could still jump to another Party before the Governorship race of Imo in 2027 for which he has defected to the ruling Party.
It would be recalled that Onyewuchi who defected to the ruling APC yesterday 23 July 2024 dumped the PDP and joined the Labour Party on June 17 2022.
