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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Chairman and founder of the Young Progressives Party YPP, Emmanuel Bishop Amakiri, has said that the recent exit of some individuals from the party has not diminished the party\u2019s structure or relevance.<\/p>\n

This is as he declared that many politicians who are presently defecting to other political parties will fail in their expeditions.<\/p>\n

Amakiri who spoke on ABN TV program, on Thursday in Abuja, said there is no panic in YPP because of the ongoing defections, as the people have the freedom of movement in democracy.<\/p>\n

He noted that those who left the YPP recently had little or no impact on its electoral achievements, particularly in Abia State, where the party currently holds two local government chairmanships and multiple councillorship seats.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf those people were strong, they would have won elections in their areas during the last general election,\u201d Amakiri said.<\/p>\n

The YPP leader also singled out Chima Desmond Anyaso, a former deputy governorship candidate in Abia State, stating clearly that his departure from the party is of no consequence.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe didn\u2019t win any election for the YPP, so his exit is not a big deal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also praised the YPP\u2019s internal democracy process, describing the Option A4 method used in primaries as the most credible form of voting.<\/p>\n

Turning attention to Anambra State, Amakiri described it as YPP\u2019s strongest base, having produced a senator, two House of Representatives members, and three members of the State House of Assembly, adding that his party is ready to contest and retain its seat in the forthcoming by-election in the State.<\/p>\n

Amakiri further disclosed that YPP\u2019s primary election is scheduled for July 19, though it may be shifted slightly to July 21, the final date permitted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n

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