A former member of the Federal House of Representatives in Ebonyi State, Hon. Linus Okorie has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Labour Party (LP).
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According to ThisDay, Okorie left PDP to pursue his senatorial ambition as the candidate of the LP.
Meanwhile, the LP has also elected Edward Nkwegu as the Ebonyi state governorship candidate of the LP.
Nkwegu was elected unopposed at the party headquarters along Abakaiki Enugu highway.
The primary election was conducted by a National Officer of the party, Mrs Oluchi Okpara, who was also the returning officer of the exercise.
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Nkwegu in his brief speech, thanked the delegates of the party for the confidence reposed in him. He boasted that LP will win the state in 2023.
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Politicians above 60 should leave stage for younger ones — Fashola
The minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said he opted not to seek any political position in 2023 because he believes at his age, politicians should quit for younger elements to blossom, according to a Peoples Gazette report.
“We are talking about young people, is it not time for us to leave the space? The former two-term Lagos governor enthused in an interview with Punch. “I came in at 39, I’m going at 60, let some 30-year olds too come and start their journey. It’s time to go.”
