On Tuesday, Hon. Eze Gabriel Lebechi, the representative for the Isi-Uzo State constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, officially parted ways with the Labour Party and joined the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Hon. Lebechi, who disclosed this at plenary, said that he dumped his party because of internal wranglings that the party could not resolve.
In addition to the crisis rocking the LP, the lawmaker said that he also dumped the party because Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State is leading the state well. He said that “he is working tirelessly to change Enugu to London.”
Lebechi, who was reacting to a letter he had earlier submitted to the House to apprise them of his intention to defect, which was read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Uche Ugwu, said that because of the crisis in his former party, the party at the moment “is almost dead,” hence his decision to switch camps.
Though he somehow regretted ditching his former party, he said that he had no option than to move on to a better party with a better future and wished his supporters well for their support.
“I wish my well-wishers, my supporters, and members of the party who supported me wholeheartedly to emerge as a member of the House of Assembly representing Isi-Uzo.
“As of yesterday and years back, the Labour Party entered into a problem that they could not solve. As I am talking to you, the Labour Party is almost a dead party. I made wider consultations. I switched into action by meeting my constituents, holding meetings, and calling some people who matter in the Labour Party on how to resolve this.
“After I found out that it is not something that could be resolved, I started asking them which way forward because I am here to represent them, to make laws and move motions and speak on their behalf as their mouthpiece, and they advised that I move to a better place, and that better place is joining PDP,” he said.
The lawmaker pointed out that another thing that spurred him into switching over to PDP was prompted by Gov. Peter Mba’s disposition to power, who he said has been performing very well in every ramification.
“Our governor made a statement some time ago that he came into power not for a government as usual but for an unusual one. And he said that everybody should learn how to sacrifice, and I, personally, who is representing Isi-Uzo, seeing these two words of the governor in action, then decided to support him.
“I read computer science and I know what AI can do, and the governor moved into action: in the area of security, he is there; in the area of agriculture, he is there; in the area of hospitals, he is there; in the area of roads, he is there; in every aspect that affects human beings, he is working tirelessly to change Enugu into London. I have no option but to join hands to support him.
“I am today defecting to PDP to support my colleagues and to support the government, the government of Enugu State,” he said.
The Speaker earlier asked him if the letter of defection he wrote was actually done by him, and he said yes, that he was defecting willingly.
