The former Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Honourable Isaac Onuh, has defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) citing insensitivity to the plight of the citizenry by the administration.
Onuh, who until his defection was the Managing Director of the Kogi State Water Board, stated that he took the decision to quit the party to salvage his political career which could be jeopardized by remaining with APC.
Speaking at the PDP Secretariat in Abejukolo, headquarters of Omala Local Government Area of the state, Wednesday, Onuh said his defection was a homecoming and a removal of the cobweb that has hitherto covered his eyes for so many years.
The Ambassador, who is popularly called Idu (lion) by his massive supporters, noted that he was led astray by anger over some misgivings but has put the issue behind him, adding that he has come back to help the PDP he helped founded and was ready to work towards helping it regain power.
Onuh, who was flanked by thousands of his supporters, said the former governor of the State Alhaji Ibrahim Idris played major roles in his defection to the PDP.
Speaking at the palace of the paramount ruler, HRH Boniface Musa, Ojogba of Ife, the Ambassador noted “I left the PDP because of some misgivings.
“But I have since realised that you cannot because of annoyance abandon your house. PDP is my baby, I was part of its formation and I supported it growth both in Kogi and Omala Local Government Area.
“The veil that covered my eyes has finally been removed. I went to APC but I discovered that the party has no human face. There is hardships across the land. People are dying to hunger. I have come back to help put smiles on our people.
“I must commend the effort of his Excellency Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, our royal father HRM Boniface Musa, and the lovers of Omala LGA kept urging me to return to my home.
“Today marks a new beginning of PDP in Omala and Kogi State. I equally came here to seek for your royal blessings for me to vie for the House of Representatives, Ankpa/Olamaboro/Omala federal constituency in the forthcoming general elections,” he explained.
In his remark, the Omala Chairman of the PDP Hon. Jeremiah Adaji described the return of the Ambassador as a big fish that any party worth its onion would be glad to receive, adding that his defection has put the APC on life support.
He urged all lovers of democracy in the area to come back to PDP, saying that the Omala LGA has always remained with the PDP since the return to democracy in 1999.
