Esosa Iyawe Cites Leadership Crisis and Court Cases for Defecting to APC

Labour Party Rep member Esosa Iyawe explains his decision to join the APC, attributing it to ongoing leadership crises and court disputes within his former party. Read more.

Esosa Iyawe, the House of Representatives member representing Oredo Constituency in Edo State, has provided an explanation for his decision to leave the Labour Party (LP) and join the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Iyawe mentioned that he switched to the APC because of the leadership turmoil and numerous legal actions involving LP leaders.

He revealed that his decision to switch from LP to APC aligned with his political interests.

Iyawe, along with three other members of the LP Rep, switched allegiance to join the ruling APC.

In a statement he signed on Thursday, Iyawe attributed his decision to defect to the LP leadership’s failure in recognizing the legitimate Caretaker Committee at both national and state levels.

He announced, “I am formally submitting my resignation as a member of the Labour Party (LP), with immediate effect.”

I have decided to resign from LP because the party is unable to

Furthermore, the ongoing disputes affecting the party’s leadership and the numerous continuous legal cases against it have left my supporters and me uncertain about its stability.