 Orji Uzor Kalu, the former governor of Abia State, has reacted to rumours that he will be defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking through his media aide Kunle Oyewumi on Tuesday, Kalu made it known he has no plans of defecting to PDP saying the rumours being peddled were mischievous, false and the handiwork of political jobbers and speculators.
 The former governor stated that APC where he is not only a member but a strong activist, “remains the only political party to salvage Nigeria from the atrocities of the previous administrations.’’ “My attention has been drawn to a news report in some online media that I am set to dump the APC for the PDP. The malicious report is not only laughable but mischievous. This is another attempt by enemies of progress to cause disaffection and confusion in the APC. 
I remain a solid and committed member of the APC. Those behind the falsehood should seek attention from legitimate pursuits. I am not bothered and will not lose sleep over the activities of political jobbers. It is no longer news that I will be vying for a seat in the Senate (Abia North) under the APC in 2019.‎ I will rather quit politics than to return to the PDP because the APC is the only political party that will take Nigeria to enviable heights,’’ he stressed.Photo Credit: Getty
