Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has said that the state has been freed from dictatorship, adding that his movement from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC) is a blessing to the state.
Umahi stated this at Ecumenical Center Abakaliki, where he officially defected alongside his deputy and thousands of others.
The event was attended by Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu; Alhaji Abubakar Sani of Niger State and Alhaji Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State. South-East APC leaders including Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Dr Chris Ngige, Dr Uche Ogah, Dr Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma and others were absent from the event.