Ex-governor Chime joins APC, says ‘change has come to Enugu’

Sullivan Chime, a former governor of Enugu, has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

On March 16, Chime announced that he had dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on which platform he served as governor for eight years

He said that the party was “dead and cremated”.

Speaking at a ceremony on Saturday, Chime said that since he announced his exit from the PDP, he has been branded a failure.

He said the APC was the only political party that could take any politician to their destination.

He explained that he joined the APC because “there were people who were looking up to me for direction”.

“I have now made my consultations with all ward, local government and state chairmen of the APC and the entire state executive of the party, including the national leadership,” Chime said.

“They have assured us that we can come in and I am excited about the prospect of joining the party. I can assure you that the APC will win the state in 2019. Change has come to Enugu and it is like a movement.

“Since I announced my exit from the PDP, I have been branded a total failure. Some people think I am nursing the ambition to go to the senate and the best thing to do is to run me down.

“It will be unfortunate if people re-introduce violence in the politics of the state after we worked hard to stem it.

“You cannot stop people from meeting simply because you are a local government chairman and they do not belong to your party.”