Former Abia State Governor, Sen. Theodore Orji, has formally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Orji, who served as Abia State governor also represented Abia Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2023.
His defection followed months of speculation, particularly after his son, former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, exited the PDP for the APC amid lingering internal disputes within the opposition party.
Although he had earlier announced his withdrawal from active partisan politics but he has remained officially associated with the PDP.
Confirming the defection, Orji’s media aide, Mr. Ifeanyi Umere, disclosed to the Nation that the decision was taken personally by the former governor.
He noted that no formal explanation was given for the switch.
