By Ovat Abeng
The Lawmaker representing Nnewi North Constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly, Honourable Onyekachukwu Ike, has said he is now the new acting National Leader of the Young Progressive Party (YPP).
He said he has already started parading himself as the leader of the party, following the defection of the immediate past National leader of the party and the serving Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District at National Assembly, Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah to the ruling-All Progressive Congress (APC), recently.
The lawmaker made his position known to Journalists shortly after receiving a humanitarian service award from the Faculty of Art, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, held at Asuu-unizik event centre on Thursday.
According to Hon Ike, the defection of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah to the ruling-All Progressive Congress APC, is for the good of Nnewi North Constituency, Anambra State, the South East geopolitical zone and the country at large.
To be honest with you, the defection of the Senator is for good. It is a political calculations and it should not be play with emotions.
“As a politician, I have every reason to remain in my great party, YPP. In fact, you can see that I am already parading myself as the acting National leader of YPP.
“I don’t have any reservation against Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, joining the APC. I believe that it is for the good of all Nigerians.
“Further consultation to emerged the substantial leader of the party is ongoing nationwide.
“So I have every reason to remain in YPP. I am a YPPian.
“I charges all leaders, critical stakeholders, teeming members and supporters of YPP across the country to remain calm and united at this critical time, he stated.
The lawmaker used the occasion to announced that the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has promised to a General Hospital in Nnewi, the industrial city of the State.