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Governor Peter Mbah’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to generate strong reactions, with factions in both parties openly rejecting recent developments in Enugu State.
While a group of PDP stalwarts has vowed to rebuild the opposition party despite Mbah’s departure, aggrieved APC leaders are threatening legal action over the dissolution of the state executive committee that preceded the governor’s defection.
At the weekend, members of the Concerned Enugu State PDP Stakeholders restated their resolve to remain in the party.
Former PDP State Youth Leader, Dr. Okey Ozoani, and former Udi Local Government Chairman, Nick Ozonsi, described the governor’s defection as a self-serving move.
“I thank God that they have defected. We will now come back and rebuild our party. True PDP members should remain calm and resilient because good things are coming,” he said.
He dismissed claims that Mbah’s defection would improve governance, asking,
“Is defecting going to reduce taxation in Enugu State? Don’t you know Enugu is one of the most expensive and insecure states to live in?”
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Ozoani further argued that Mbah was never a core PDP member, saying he joined in 2003 and had little connection with the party until his emergence as governor in 2023.
On his part, Ozonsi urged political leaders to stop defecting at will, warning that such actions weaken Nigeria’s democracy.
“What you can’t do in Party A, you can’t magically achieve in Party B,” he said.
Meanwhile, a faction of the APC loyal to the dissolved State Executive Committee led by Ugochukwu Agballah has rejected its dissolution by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
The aggrieved members argued that the NWC acted beyond its powers, citing Articles 21.1 to 21.3 of the APC Constitution.
“The NWC has no authority to dissolve a state executive suo motu,” they said, insisting that the existing executives remain in office.
