We’ll block Gov Mbah from joining APC – Enugu party chair, Agballah

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Enugu State’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will prevent Dr. Peter Mbah, the state governor, from switching to the party.

At least 150 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party, and the LP were deflected when the party announced its stance.

Chief Ugochukwu Agballah, the APC’s state chairman, promised that the party will overthrow the PDP administration led by Mbah in 2027 while welcoming the defectors at the party’s extended stakeholders’ conference held over the weekend at the party secretariat in Enugu.

Killer herdsmen have turned Uzo-Uwani LGA, Isi-uzo LGA, and other parts of the state into killing fields as they rape, kill, and destroy numerous communities without any interference, according to the APC, which accused the PDP government of failing to prioritize the security of people’s lives and property.

Among the decampees to APC were: former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in Enugu State, Barr Peter Okonkwo, who joined from PDP; Hon Nonso Ochi, LP House of Assembly candidate for Awgu North Constituency in the 2023 election; Hon Onyeka Chukwuedo, PDP House of Assembly aspirant, Awgu South Constituency in the 2023 election; Chief John Edeh, PDP House of Rep Aspirant from Nkanu West LGA; and Chief Tony Chigbo, former Chairman of Uzo-Uwani LGA and former Member of Enugu State House of Assembly under PDP, among others.

Agballah, the APC State chairman, read a statement at the conclusion of the meeting stating that the party would no longer accept indiscipline and that anyone found engaging in anti-party behavior would face suspension.

He claimed that the actions of persons he referred to as hired moles were the reason the APC was unable to get political seats in Enugu State, and he said that every attempt is being made to eradicate the moles.

Agballah revealed that the APC has a qualified candidate to succeed Governor Peter Mbah, who he said has mismanaged the state, even though he had hinted that the party was completely dedicated to seizing the Lion Building (Enugu’s Government House) in 2027.

“The meeting welcomes new members who joined our party and assure them of equal treatment with other members.

“The leaders note with excitement that our party has witnessed significant growth with influx of new members in the last one year.

“The number of new decampees that we received today is evidence of such influx across the local government areas and wards,” he said.

Agballah denounced the recent surge in kidnappings and murders in the state’s Isi-uzo and Uzo-Uwani Local Government Areas, particularly along the Ugwogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka road.

“The leaders condemned the apparent inaction of the state government and its strenuous efforts to suppress the news of the killings.

“The party declared that the Peter Mbah-led government has failed in its primary duty of protecting lives and property of citizens of Enugu state.

“They wondered why the state prefers to engage in deceit of showcasing what they call Command and Control Center that could not resolve security breaches beyond 10 kilometers radius from the capital city.

“The huge population of the citizens in the rural areas are left at the mercy of killer herdsmen and other criminals.

“The stakeholders endorsed the suspension of Senator Chukwuka Utazi and mandated the State Executive Committee to ratify the suspension in her next meeting and forward same to the Zonal leadership of the party,” Agballah said.

Mr. Peter Okonkwo, one of the decampees, pledged to make the APC popular in the Nsukka zone and to bring down the PDP’s institutions in the upcoming election.

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