Why Peter Mbah joins APC, quits PDP
October 14, 2025 | Enugu
Governor Peter Mbah joins APC formally, saying his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not recognise the voice of his people.
The governor, in a broadcast to Enugu people Tuesday morning, announced that he had quit the PDP.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Peter Mbah joins APC alongside his immediate predecessor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as well as state and federal lawmakers, among others.
Former Gov. Sullivan Chime was among APC leaders in the state present at the event.
The governor, who thanked the PDP for standing by him throughout his election period, said there always came a time when everyone must make a bold choice.
“Today, we have made the decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and join the All Progressives Congress.
“To the Peoples Democratic Party, which provided the platform on which we campaigned and won, I extend deep gratitude.
“For nearly three decades, the PDP and the people of Enugu State walked side by side, united by shared purpose.
“Yet, leadership sometimes demands difficult – even painful – decisions in the service of higher principles and goals. And there always comes a time when everyone must make a bold choice to determine their destiny,” he said.
Mbah said it was not a sole decision but that of National and State Assembly members, State Executive Council members, over 80 percent of party executives, appointees, and others.
He said for decades the South-East stood behind the PDP, but despite that support, “our voices were too often disregarded.”
Peter Mbah joins APC, he said, to seek an alternative where the people’s interests would be represented and respected.
He said he was envisioning a visionary partnership which he saw in President Bola Tinubu, stressing that “we share a vision that transformation must be disruptive.”
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and the APC National Working Committee led by its Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, are expected to receive the governor into the party. GMTNewsng
