Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, is set to formally join the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Enugu, the state capital.
The planned defection will mark Mbah’s exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under which he was elected governor in 2023.
He is expected to join the ruling party alongside members of the National and State Assemblies, state executive officials, and political leaders from across the 17 local government areas of the state.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Duro Meseko, had earlier hinted that the party was preparing to receive the Enugu governor this week.
While inaugurating a seven-man caretaker committee for the APC in Enugu State, the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and Deputy National Chairman (South), Hon. Emma Eneukwu, said the move was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the party’s presence in the South East.
Confirming the development, the newly inaugurated Enugu State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, told newsmen at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja that Governor Mbah and his appointees would officially be received into the party on October 14.
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