Ikpeazu: I’ll Remain, Build My Cathedral in PDP

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has finally foreclosed his defection, assuring that he would remain with his people and “build my cathedral in the PDP”.

He made the declaration in the presence of thousands of his kinsmen and the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) members led by the chairman, Senator Wali

Jubril, during the inauguration of phase one of Umuobiakwa - Owo-Ahiafor ring road in Obingwa local government.

Speculations have been rife that Ikpeazu was among the governors bidding their time to cross over to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) following the gale of high profile defections that has hit PDP.

But the Abia governor, who acknowledged the speculations that had been swirling around his continued membership of PDP, stated that it was “the last word” from him about his speculated defection plan. He gave two reasons why he would not dump PDP, saying, “my people are in PDP” and “there is nothing I want in another party that is not in PDP”.

He said that abandoning the former ruling party in Nigeria on which platform he became governor of Abia would make him become a bishop without a cathedral because majority of his people are in PDP and he must stay with them.

“How can I be in another party while my people are in another party. I will remain and build my cathedral where my people are,” he said, adding that he would not allow his personal interest to becloud the collective interest of his people.