{"id":165688,"date":"2025-06-04T23:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii"},"modified":"2025-06-05T00:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T23:40:51","slug":"ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll not join APC \u2013 Ebonyi PDP chieftain Odii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election in Ebonyi State, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has dismissed claims that he is planning to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Odii was reacting to public remarks credited to the chairman of APC in Ebonyi State, Stanley Okoro Emegha, suggesting that he is considering a move to join the party.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Wednesday, Odii dismissed such claims, saying categorically that he has not seen any compelling reason that would warrant such a decision.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cLet me categorically state that I am not considering joining the APC, now or in the foreseeable future. I am yet to see any compelling reason, ideological, political, or developmental, that would warrant such a decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy commitment remains firmly with the ideals of purposeful leadership, people-oriented governance, and genuine democratic progress. These values continue to guide my actions and political engagements. I believe in building a society anchored on justice, equity, and service, not opportunism or political convenience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I acknowledge Mr Emegha\u2019s right to express his opinions and promote his party, I urge political actors, especially those in leadership positions, to refrain from speculative statements that may mislead the public or distort the political landscape of Ebonyi State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election in Ebonyi State, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has dismissed claims that he is planning to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Odii was reacting to public remarks credited to the chairman of APC in Ebonyi State, Stanley [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":165686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[34,2651,9787,254],"class_list":["post-165688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-apc","tag-ebonyi-pdp","tag-ifeanyi-chukwuma-odii","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I\u2019ll not join APC \u2013 Ebonyi PDP chieftain Odii - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election in Ebonyi State, Chief Ife ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I\u2019ll not join APC \u2013 Ebonyi PDP chieftain Odii\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election in Ebonyi State, Chief Ife ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-04T22:30:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-04T23:40:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1749067896.142098.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1271\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"849\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"I\u2019ll not join APC \u2013 Ebonyi PDP chieftain Odii\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-04T22:30:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-04T23:40:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii\"},\"wordCount\":235,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1749067896.142098.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"APC\",\"Ebonyi PDP\",\"Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/ill-not-join-apc-ebonyi-pdp-chieftain-odii\",\"name\":\"I\u2019ll not join APC \u2013 Ebonyi PDP chieftain Odii - 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