Former governor of Anambra state, Chinwoke Mbadinuju, has abandoned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress.

Mbadinuju, who served as the state governor from 1999 to 2003, cited injustice and “the use and dump mantra” of the PDP as the reason for his decision.

He said this during a press conference in Abuja on Monday.

According to him, the Boko Haram menace is part of God’s judgment on Nigeria for embracing injustice instead of promoting justice and fairness.

The former governor stressed that “unless we give justice and fairness its pride of place in our national life, the insurgency will continue unabated.”

The former PDP chieftain could barely hide his frustration over the shoddy treatment he and his supporters were subjected to by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP, when he declared support for the APC and its presidential candidate, Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

Mbadinuju expressed confidence that Nigeria would fare better under an APC administration, with Buhari at the helm of affairs.

Mbadiniju said, “However, the PDP and the government it formed, especially at the national level, took no recognition of both my person and my status. The party behaved as if it never wronged me nor wronged the vast population of Anambranians whose lives I have touched while superintending the state as governor.

“Together with our supporters, we were ignored and the government at the centre operated and still operates as if the PDP members have never existed in Anambra State. Whosoever the government patronised turned out to be dishonest or be turned into a mediocre; thus making dishonesty and mediocrity take the centre-stage of government and politics in the country.

“We painfully endured it for long, hoping that with leadership change, things would also change. But from Obasanjo to Yar’Adua, and to Jonathan, nothing changed; if anything, the situation kept getting worse and worse.”

Mbadinuju recalled that he remained in the party and took it upon himself to call the attention of the leadership to the many lapses within the PDP which were leading the party to self-destruct,“but no one, not even the President”, took him seriously.

He revealed that in the six years that Jonathan has been in power as president, he had written 10 memos on vital issues of government, but not once did the president give him an opportunity to see him, nor did he respond to any of the memos.

The former PDP chieftain said corruption, greed and avarice have taken the centre stage while the majority of Nigerians continue to wallow in poverty with several going to bed hungry without hope of where the next meal would come from.

With the words, “I give total support to all the APC candidates in Anambra State and across the entire country,” Mbadinuju declared his loyalty to the APC.

It will be recalled that another member of the party, Yunusa Halid, recently tore up his membership card, while announcing his defection to the APC.

Halid, a youth leader in New Karu, Nassarawa state carried out the political ritual in the presence of a large number of his followers.

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The story below reached us this morning
(24/02/2015). It came from one of our reliable sources in Nigeria. It is one of the most disturbing stories that we have
yet received. Read it and make your own judgement!
“I have it on a strong ground that there is a
plan to capture a Shekau before the week to
elections. And the captured Shekau who is currently undergoing training on what to
say and do will mention Buhari as one of their
core sponsors. The target according to the source is to discourage Southern voters and
the Northern Christians (from liking Buhari).
The confession is alleged to be so perfectly
planned that Buhari may even be arrested and even those who love him may think
twice (about his sincerity). The sum of 4.5 billion Naira is purportedly budgeted. The purpose of this budget I am told is for bribing some Northern clerics so when the time comes, they will pacify their followers (to reject Buhari as he is BoKo Haram sponsor). There will purportedly be audio of phone calls
(between Buhari and the Boko Haram leaders). Buhari will not be able to sue the government since it will be an arranged confession of a captured terrorist. Now, I am not saying this (leak) is true. But knowing
how desperate these PDP people are, they can do just anything to get Buhari out of the way. Honestly, I am
deeply, deeply, deeply, worried. In fact, I am troubled.
Kindly share this and let the world know about this evil machination of the PDP before it is too late. Kindly do it.
The person who gave me this information is an Intelligence officer with the Army. He looks
worried too.”