Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- Valentine Ozigbo, a former governorship candidate in Anambra State, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Ozigbo's switch to the APC happened less than 24 hours after he dumped the Labour Party (LP).

The politician was a contestant in the 2021 Anambra State Governorship Election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He came second in the election which was won by the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, now governor.

But in August 2022, ahead of the 2023 General Elections, Mr Ozigbo defected to the LP from the PDP, to support the LP's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Mr Ozigbo, who earlier explained that he left the LP to build...