The All Progressives Congress (APC), Enugu State Chapter, weekend, said it would take over Enugu Government House from the Peoples Democratic Party in 2027.
The party’s state Chairman, Barr Ugockuwu Agballa, stated this when some members of the PDP and the Labour Party formally decamped to APC in an event that was held at the state headquarters of APC in Enugu.
THE WHISTLER gathered that over 150 PDP and LP stalwarts joined APC during the event.
APC berated the PDP-led state government for not prioritising security of lives and property of the citizenry, citing insecurities in Uzo-Uwani and Isi-uzo local governments as case studies.
Agballa warned against indiscipline and anti-party activities, warning that stiffer sanctions face perpetrators. He attributed the failure of APC to win political positions in Enugu State to moles who pose as genuine members of the party, adding that such moles were being weeded out.
The communique read that, “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 is evidence of such influx across the local government areas and wards.
“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 kilometres radius from the capital city.
“The huge population of the citizens in the rural areas is left at the mercy of killer herdsmen and other criminals.”
The stakeholders also 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. Utazi, formerly of PDP, joined APC last year.
Some of the decampees are 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.
One of the decampees, Mr Peter Okonkwo, pledged to collapse the PDP structures in Nsukka zone in the forthcoming election, adding that he would make APC popular in the zone.
