Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who had just joined the All-Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) after dumping Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged as the flag bearer of the party.
The Senate Minority Leader won the senatorial ticket of APGA for Abia South Senatorial District unopposed by a mammoth crowd of delegates at the Azikiwe Road Aba, on Saturday.
The Returning Officer, Lucky Erondu, announced Abaribe’s emergence amid a thunderous ovation by a crowd of supporters, delegates and party faithful.
He was the sole candidate for the seat.
In his acceptance speech, Senator Abaribe thanked the delegates for reposing confidence in him.
Promising not to disappoint his constituents, Abaribe vowed to sustain his fight for the enthronement of democracy, equity and justice.
He said he would help to return Abia State to APGA for total liberation from godfatherism and despondency.
“This is the time to return the state to APGA. It’s a struggle to liberate the state and reposition the South East.
” South-East needs to identify with APGA as its own and a platform to recover its lost grounds”.
With his emergence as APGA flag bearer, the third-term Senator will be clashing with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who holds the PDP ticket; and Blessing Nwagba of the All-Progressive Congress, APC, in the 2023 senatorial poll.
