A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, in Anambra State and the Head of Logistics of its National Campaign Organisation, Fabian Ozoigbo has resigned his membership of the party.

Ozoigbo who worked with the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election said he is moving to All Progressives Congress, APC, as a sign of support to President Bola Tinubu for his efforts in stabilizing the country.

The politician, who addressed a press conference in Awka on Wednesday said, as a member of the opposition, he had expected the economy of Nigeria to collapse after the removal of fuel subsidy but to his admiration, President Tinubu has kept the economy stable.

Part of a text read to journalists during the conference read: “As a member of the opposition, I had expected the economy to collapse irretrievably after the removal of fuel subsidy, but that the economy is still on, though with hardships is a puzzle to me.

“I have decided to come close to the government that is holding this economy to observe and take part in this surprising phenomenon. My goal is to be part of a new Nigeria that is possible with positive policies that will turn the economy around. Since the economy has not collapsed by now and there are signs of recovery, I want to be part of this economic miracle.”

Ozoigbo said his entry into the APC at a time that Anambra is moving towards the November 8 governorship election was timely, especially with the election of a grassroots politician, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu as the candidate. He said this would make it easy for APC to win Anambra.

“APC in recent times threw up a Trojan horse in the person of Prince Nicolas Ukachukwu as their candidate.

“His emergence as a grass root oriented person coupled with his philanthropic gestures over the years,has begun to attract people, especially the middle class citizens of the state, to his quest I and my people want to be part of it.

“His emergence is a clarion call for all men of goodwill and good conscience to gather together to make the point that Anambra is not for only rich people but for both the rich and the poor.”

Speaking on the 2023 presidential election, Ozoigbo said it is regrettable that within the Labour Party, there was a lot of distrust among members. He said it is even worse that with all the claims to victory, Labour Party relied on the same INEC result it discredited to prove its case in court, hence the failure.