Lawmaker address colleagues who dumped LP For APC

The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, George Ibezimako Ozodinobi (LP, Anambra), has criticized the decision of some Labour Party (LP) lawmakers to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speaking after the Speaker announced the defections during Thursday’s plenary, Ozodinobi declared that the defectors would regret their decision, asserting they have no future in their new party.

According to reports, four LP members—Esosa Iyawe (Edo), Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Matthew (Kaduna), and Bassey Akiba (Cross River)—crossed over to the APC.

Additionally, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu (Delta) defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.

The defectors cited internal divisions within their former parties as the reason for their move. Reacting to this, Ozodinobi raised a point of order during the plenary, expressing disappointment with his colleagues who had left the Labour Party.

I will quote the Bible. When Jesus was carrying the cross to the Calvary, the woman, Veronica, was weeping. And he looked back and said, women of Israel, don’t weep for me, weep for yourself.

“I am telling those who have defected that they will continue weeping for themselves because where you have crossed over to, you don’t have a future,” he said.