PDP politicians want to join APC through backdoor – Kalu

Senate Chief Whip and All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu has alleged that some politicians currently in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are jostling to join the ruling party through the backdoor.

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Kalu stated this when he paid a private visit to the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), in his Isuikwuato country home.

“APC is no longer a mushroom party as it was earlier seen. There is going to be a political tsunami in the state soon. Let me inform you that some PDP politicians have been making efforts to enter the party through the backdoor.

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“They have been going to the presidency. Some of them have been going through the national leadership of the party. Let me even shock you. Some of them who castigated us; those who called us all sorts of names including Boko Harama and Fulani party are even negotiating to hijack the structure of the party from the national. But we won’t allow them.

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“They must come through the normal process and the party leaders both at the ward and state level will definitely be consulted. No one can hijack the structure of the party from the leaders, no matter highly placed they are. Where were they when we were building the party in the state? What contribution did they make in getting the party where it is today?

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“We are not stopping anyone from entering the party and at the same time, we are not begging anyone to join the party. I am convinced that with the caliber of persons that we have now in the party, we can boldly and conveniently win the entire political seats in Abia come 2023.”

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