Esosa Iyawe, the representative for Edo State’s Oredo Constituency in the House of Representatives, has given an explanation for his decision to switch from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Iyawe claimed that the leadership instability and many legal actions against LP leaders were the reasons he moved to the APC.
He revealed that his political goals aligned with his decision to defect from the LP to the APC.
Iyawe defected to the ruling APC together with three other members of the LP Rep.
Iyawe, however, attributed his defection to the leadership of LP’s failure to recognize the legitimate Caretaker Committee at the state and national levels in a statement he signed on Thursday.
He said, “I am writing to formally tender my resignation as a member of the Labour Party (LP), effective immediately.
“My decision to resign from LP is as a result of the party’s inability to
“More so, due to the incessant tussle rocking the leadership of the party and the numerous perpetual cases against the leadership of the party, myself and my supporters are in a state of confusion as to the party’s stability in leadership.”
