Why I returned to PDP, by ex-Gov Kalu

Category: News Published on Monday, 21 January 2013 06:00

Former governor of Abia Chief Orji Uzor Kalu said weekend that he returned to the PDP after an agreement with other founding members of the party, urging him to return.

Speaking with newsmen at his Igbere country home, near Umuahia, Kalu said there was no going back on his decision as the PDP executive in Igbere Ward `A’ had already issued him a membership card.

He explained that he returned to the PDP to re-jig the party and realise the dreams of its founding fathers.

``All the founding members of PDP have met and decided that we should all go back to our party because if we continue to leave it to the animals, they will put it into shame and Nigerians no longer have confidence in the party,’’ Kalu said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that Kalu was re-admitted to the PDP by his community ward, Igbere Ward `A’ on Jan. 16, at Igbere in the Bende Local Government Area.

Olusegun Obasanjo vacated the position of PDP Board of Trustee chairmanship, stressing that he left the party because of Obasanjo.

“I kept to my position that ong as Obasanjo remained the PDP BOT chairman, I will not return to the party and now that he had left I am back and will continue to make useful contributions for the growth of the party,’’ he said. (NAN)