Politics
Why I Dumped APC, Anambra LP Gov Candidate Breaks Silence
Eko Hot Blog reports that Paul Orajiaka, the Labour Party (LP) aspirant for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, disclosed that he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join his current party because of the good traits of the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi.
During an interactive session with journalists in Awka, on Monday, Orajiaka described Obi as a symbol of value, integrity, morals, and decency.
He said, “What Peter Obi did in his eight years of administration in Anambra State is still a benchmark for good governance in the country.
“I decided to move to the Labour Party because of the presence of Obi in the party, LP is a platform that has a sense of purpose and more desire for genuine change.
“It is a movement that is trying to bring out the best of Nigerians to run for elective offices so that when we have a critical mass of good people, we can change the system.
“My philosophy is that if a system is not working, you move to another system that works and propels you to achieve your desire to engineer positive change in society.
“I did not want to be tied in any way to anything that has to do with a regional arrangement. That is why I did not choose the All Progressives Grand Alliance. Then, the other parties have so much similarities with what I experienced in APC.
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“LP is a peoples’ movement that has revived the consciousness of the masses that together, we can do better and dislodge the old order.”
Asked about the lessons he learnt as a former governorship aspirant in APC, Orajiaka said he learnt that political structure and not manifesto determines the fate of aspirants.
“One of the lessons I learnt from running for elective office is that you may be passionate about serving, but the political structures in place have a way of determining your fate.
“You can have all the zeal but when the guys at the top of the party hierarchy step in, you will find out that your whole efforts and desire come to naught.
“So, what it tells you is that, it’s not just about you having the will, it’s about you being able to fight a system that is perpetually wanting to keep the best of the candidates out of the race.
“We should be able to bring the candidates before the party members and ask them to choose among them, the best candidates. I think on the national and state level, there’s been too much money influence in the system.
“Not even when I was running for the governor of Anambra State under the APC, I always tell them that inasmuch as I have a desire to become the governor, I would never allow my ambition to becloud the party’s victory.
“The problem I had with APC was because I felt cheated. I felt the right thing had not been done. If the APC had conducted a free and fair primary and I failed to clinch the ticket, I would never have left the party. I am in LP now and I desire to work for the success of the party,” Orajiaka added.
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