Defection: Onyesoh’ll Be Significant To Rivers PDP – Orji

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the defection of former Commissioner for Education in Rivers State, Allwell Onyesoh, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling party in the state, describing his decision as welcoming and significant to the party.
The state PDP spokesman, Darlington Orji who stated this in a telephone interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt, yesterday was reacting to a comment by former Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state, Chris Fynebone that Onyesoh’s defection is insignificant, saying the latter should be ignored.
Orji further said Onyesoh was on a political transition to the APC but has returned to where he truly belonged, having seen the difference between the two parties, especially the good works Governor Nyesom Wike is doing in the state.
Orji said, “The defection of Allwell Onyesoh from the APC to the PDP is a welcome development and I can confirm to you that it is the beauty of democracy. He was an original member of PDP who went on transition to APC.
“He (Onyesoh) has seen the difference between APC and PDP and he has returned back home. So it is a welcome development. The PDP has a very large umbrella to accommodate everyone that has made mistake in the past. You know the story of the prodigal son and how he left his father’s house. But when he realised himself and came back, his father received him. So the PDP is ready to accommodate as many that return because I can count many of them as possible that are in APC who are products of PDP yesterday.”

By: Dennis Naku