The executive governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, officially decamped to the All Progressives Congress Party today, ending a decade of the People Democratic Party (PDP) rule in Enugu State.
The defection event was a small gathering of high-ranking members of the Peter Mbah cabinet and aides at the government house in Enugu, waving APC flags and singing solidarity songs as they support their governor as he decamps to the APC.
Dan Nwomeh, the Senior Special Assistant to Peter Mbah on digital media, announced the event, outlining cabinet members joining Peter Mbah in the APC.
” Enugu State Cabinet Members join the APC with full chest along with Governor PN Mbah – from left to right, Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, the Prince of Mburumbu, Dr. Lawrence Ezeh; Chairman of the Science, Technical, and Vocational Schools Management Board, Dr. Amaka S. Ngene; and Commissioner for Labour and Employment, Dr. Felix Nnamani,” Nwomeh stated.
Speaking further at the event, Prince Ejeh, an Enugu government media aide, described the defection of the state’s governor as a strategic alignment to the centre capable of earning the state massive returns.
” Enugu State is connected to the centre for more development and progress. The state can no longer take the back seat and watch others grab what belongs to us. It’s time to take the front seat and redefine the trajectory of governance. This is for the collective interest of Ndi Enugu.” He said.
Peter Mbah’s defection plans were announced last week, with the internal crisis in the PDP cited as one of the key motives for the move.
Mbah joins Senator Hope Uzodimma of Imo state and Barrister Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi state in the National ruling party, taking the tally of APC governors in the southeast to three.
Infoeast View
- Before Mbah’s defection, Enugu was a strong PDP state with the record of platforming former governors like Chimaroke Nnamani, Sullivan Chime, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
- The ruling party is quite unpopular in the southeast due to the anti-Igbo political messaging used by some of its politicians.
