EX-WORKS MINISTER, CHRIS OGIENWONYI: “WHY I DUMPED PDP FOR APC”

Engr. Chris Osa Ogienwonyi, a petroleum engineer, is a former Minister of State for Works. He recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State. Speaking on why he made this move in an interview, Ogienwonyi said, “My decision to move from the PDP to APC was based on some factors, notably the leadership style of Governor Oshiomhole. I always believe that once the head is good, there is the probability that the body will be good. But once the head is not straight, there is the probability that the body will not perform. I am pleased with the type of leadership that I see in the APC people. I see very refined people. I see Oshiomhole doing what he speaks, no double standard, hardworking, focused, smart. And at the center, look at the National Chairman of the APC, a former super permanent secretary. I see in APC people I can work with.

“I see people who are sincerely working for change due to the decadence we have observed in Nigeria and caused by the PDP government. I give you one example. Before I left the NNPC, I was driving this gas to power project. I promised that we will deliver 6,000 megawatts by December 2009. That was in January 2009. At that time I was pushing the IOCs, pushing the NNPC,pushing Pan Ocean to deliver, we were at about 3,400 megawatts. Where are we today after almost six years? I hear we have about 3,200megawatts. But if you look at the APC governors, you will see they are committed to change. Look at what Fashola is doing in Lagos.

“Look at Edo and see what Oshiomhole is doing. Roads they said before were going nowhere, today they are going some where. Today we have red roof schools. The first thing you give to a people is education because once you are educated they can diversify. If you see what APC governors are doing, you will say these people are focused, they know what they are driving at. And if you give them the opportunity to lead Nigeria, you will see growth. And that is the reason I say I want to be a progressive.”

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.