Nick Ovuakporie, a former Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, has disclosed why he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Information Guide Nigeria
According to Ovuakporie, he joined the PDP on principle rather than for financial gain.
In an interview with Punch, Ovuakporie explained that he had to leave the APC because the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, lost the party’s presidential ticket to Bola Tinubu.
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The former APC chieftain stated that he has switched his support to the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, because he feels he will take Nigeria to a higher level than Tinubu.NYSC portal
Ovuakporie speaking on his reason for joining PDP said, “My defection to the PDP was on principle. It was for patriotic reasons, not for pecuniary interests.
“And if you have a copy of my letter of resignation, you will vividly see some of the reasons I gave for throwing in the towel.
“You will recall that there was a presidential primary in the APC. And I have always made good governance my first priority in politics; I am not here for the mere sake of politicking. I have always taken Nigeria first before pecuniary interests.
“That has been my guiding principle in making decisions. And that was why with my then party, the APC, my choice of a presidential candidate was Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.JAMB Result
