The Digest:
State Governor Peter Mbah has officially abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, marking a seismic shift in the Southeast's political landscape and effectively collapsing the PDP's longstanding stronghold in the region.
Key Points:
- Governor Mbah announced his defection in a televised address on Tuesday
- He described the move as a "bold choice to determine their destiny."
- The governor cited the need to "reshape Enugu and reorganise state politics"
- All cabinet members had preemptively joined the APC on Monday in a coordinated move
- The mass defection was confirmed by the governor's media aide, Dan Nwomeh
- Officials chanted "Jagaban all the way" while declaring allegiance to the APC
- Enugu had been a PDP stronghold since Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999
Sources: Vanguard News
