The Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra State is facing a significant setback as Dr. Chinedu Umeadi, the party’s Senatorial candidate for the Central District in the 2023 general elections, is expected to leave the party. His anticipated move to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) indicates a further decline in the YPP’s influence in the state’s political landscape. This development comes after Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s switch from YPP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dr Umeadi’s anticipated defection to APGA will be a critical blow to the YPP as many of its members have already left the party seeking affiliations elsewhere. Despite the YPP’s minority representation in the state Assembly, its members have not joined Sen. Ubah in the APC or left the party en masse.
Confirming his intentions to join APGA, Umeadi, during a visit to him by the state Chairman of APGA Chief Ifeatu Obiokoye, at his county home in Abagana Njikoka local government area said that after due consultations with his team, it would certainly be expedient to join Governor Charles Soludo in ensuring that Anambra state remains a livable and prosperous homeland.
Speaking during the meeting, Chief Obi-Okoye, who was accompanied by the State Youth leader, Dr Tochukwu Obiadi, said that his visit was in line with the directive principles of the state leadership of APGA, to reach out to like minds with a genuine interest in achieving the agenda of Governor Soludo.
In response, Chief Umeadi commended the state chairman of APGA for his forward-thinking approach and positive disposition towards increasing and broadening the cost of APGA to accommodate all shades of interest. He noted that under Governor Charles Soludo, Anambra State has suddenly become a vast construction site, building and developing sectors hitherto neglected by previous administrations.