By CHARLES IWUOHA

A few weeks after he met with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr Chijioke Edeoga has finally returned to the party.

News Express recalls that Edeoga left the PDP after the party’s primary election, and defected to the Labour Party (LP) where he put up a strong fight against the then candidate of the PDP, and now Governor Peter Mbah.

However, the PDP chairman in the state, Hon Martin Chukwunweike visited Edeoga in his Enugu home and prevailed on him to return to his political family, the PDP.

Prior to the visit by the PDP leadership, the APC in the state had also prevailed on Edeoga to join their fold.

Indications that Edeoga has settled for the PDP became clearer last week when he met with the LP stakeholders in his Isi-Uzo Local Government Area and threw both options to them. The stakeholders said they were more disposed to his rejoining the PDP.

On Monday, today, Edeoga finally arrived at the PDP secretariat in Enugu, describing his return as “home coming”.

Edeoga appreciated the State chairman of PDP, Chukwunweike for midwifing the process of his return which crystalized today.

He stated that Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has demonstrated rare and uncommon leadership since assumption of office, as governor of Enugu State, breaking new grounds and repositioning the state.

He noted that his decision to rejoin the PDP steams from Governor Mbah’s obvious commitment to development and upliftment of the state, which aligns with his own vision for the state, had he been declared governor.

Barr. Edeoga says he is happy to return to the PDP, noting that his driving force in politics is the passion to serve and since the governor is doing well, he has every reason to support him in the interest of the state.