Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing years of neglect and unrecognised voices from his people.
In a statewide broadcast on Tuesday morning, Mbah announced his exit from the PDP, a party he said had walked “side by side” with the people of Enugu for nearly three decades but had lost touch with their aspirations.
“Leadership sometimes demands difficult, even painful decisions in service of higher principles. Today, we make a bold choice to join the APC,” Mbah declared.
The governor’s defection wasn’t a solo move. He was joined by his predecessor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, several state and federal lawmakers, State Executive Council members, and over 80 per cent of PDP party executives in Enugu.
Former Governor Sullivan Chime, a prominent APC leader in the state, was among those who witnessed the switch.
Mbah explained that the decision followed long-standing frustrations in the South-East region, which had loyally supported the PDP but often found its interests “disregarded.”
He described his move to the APC as a step towards “a visionary partnership” with President Bola Tinubu, whom he praised for his “transformative and disruptive leadership vision.”
The defection ceremony is expected to be attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and APC National Chairman Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.
