Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mbah made the announcement during a televised broadcast on Tuesday, confirming weeks of speculation about his planned defection.
He said, “Today, after a long reflection, we have made the decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party and join the All Progressives Congress.”
According to the governor, the move was informed by his commitment to reposition Enugu’s political structure and accelerate the state’s development agenda.
“Today, I stand before you to announce a break from the past and to share a decision that will shape the road ahead. This concerns our values, how we organize ourselves politically and how we secure the future of our project and our people.
“Leadership sometimes demands painful decisions in the service of higher principles and goals. And there comes a time, when everyone must make a bold choice to determine their destiny.”
Ahead of his defection, members of the Enugu State Executive Council had also switched allegiance to the APC.
Mbah’s Senior Media Aide, Dan Nwomeh, confirmed the mass defection in a video posted on social media, showing commissioners and aides declaring support for President Bola Tinubu and chanting pro-APC slogans.
The development signals a major political shift in Enugu State, which has been a stronghold of the PDP since the return of democracy in 1999.
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