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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alex Chukwuemeka Obiechina, has commended Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, for his reported plan to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling party, describing the move as “a demonstration of uncommon political courage and foresight.”
Obiechina, who made the remarks while speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, said Governor Mbah’s decision reflects his progressive vision and commitment to the future of Enugu State.
According to him, Mbah has shown that his “Tomorrow is Here” mantra goes beyond rhetoric, noting that the governor’s achievements in infrastructure, governance, and social development already guarantee him a second term.
“I am personally amazed by the way this young man has brought zeal, excellence, courage, and foresightedness into governance and politics of Enugu State,” Obiechina said.
“Our state had been stagnated for 26 years by the crass impunity, indiscipline, and resistance to change, which the PDP represented. His decision to join us in the APC shows that he cares for tomorrow more than today.”
The APC stalwart, who was the PDP governorship candidate in Enugu State in 2011, recalled how the party’s “impunity” robbed him of his candidacy, describing Mbah’s alleged decision to leave the PDP as “a liberation from years of political decadence.”
“There is no doubt that PDP is reaping from its many political sins, including corruption, impunity, and bad party politics. I am elated that the governor of my home state did not waste a minute more in the evil assembly before joining the APC,” he stated.
Obiechina accused the PDP of marginalising the South East region and denying it the opportunity to produce the party’s presidential candidate over the years.
“Apart from denying the South East the opportunity to fly the presidential flag in 1999, 2003, and 2023, the PDP did not even see any moral reason to allow Mbah, as the only PDP governor from the zone, a voice in the party’s National Working Committee,” he lamented.
He praised Mbah for “sweeping away the remnants of PDP’s years of indignity in the South East” and urged citizens of Enugu to rally behind the governor in his new political direction.
“After Tuesday, October 13, Enugu people will begin to assert their new-found independence from the enclave of political wickedness,” Obiechina said.
