The Young Progressives Party, YPP, has vowed to explore legal options to challenge the defection of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in court.
The YPP National Publicity Secretary, Egbeola Wale-Martins, disclosed this on Friday while addressing newsmen following Ubah’s defection on Thursday.
The senator had defected during plenary presided over by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
But the YPP on Friday brushed aside the claim, stating that Ubah shouldn’t have left when he ought to be helping to consolidate the gains of the party at the 2023 general elections.
“The news making the rounds on the defection of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is unfortunate, especially at a time when we should be consolidating on our gains in the just concluded general election.
“We ought to be building a formidable opposition to challenge the reckless ruling party responsible for the several woes currently being faced by Nigerians.
“Ubah may have defected to the APC for a number of reasons but irreconcilable differences within the party is definitely not one of it.
“And there is no need crying wolf where there is none,” he said.
The YPP official said that there was no need for people who left to try and de-market the party at the expense of millions of members and followers.
“We are aware of the legal implications of his action and are ready to explore all available options within the ambit of the law.
“After the National Working Committee would have met to decide on the way forward, more information on this matter will be made available to the public in the coming days,” he said.
Wale-Martins said that it was pertinent to state that the leadership of the party had been consistent in supporting not just Ubah but all candidates who ran and won elections on the party’s platform.
He added that the party’s leadership was willing to continue to provide necessary support to its members as long as they did not waver in keeping faith with the party.