•Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State
Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He made the declaration during a state-wide broadcast to the people of the state.
The governor defended his decision to switch camp, saying the move was necessitated to connect the South-Eastern state to the central government, reports Channels TV.
Mbah also commended President Bola Tinubu’s policies, saying the state has enjoyed massive support under the president.
The PDP governor, moved to the ruling party with House of Assembly members, councillors, chairmen of councils and others, after much speculations and reports recently.
His exit from the PDP will be followed by that of Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri, whose defection, it was learnt, had been finalised.
Delta State Governor Sheriff Obvwevori and Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno moved to the ruling party with all their officials and appointees earlier in the year.
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