Enugu Governor Peter Mbah has left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring the decision was not motivated by fear, resentment or personal ambition but by a desire to secure a stronger political alignment for the state and the Southeast region.
Speaking on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at a well-attended ceremony in Enugu titled: “Charting a New Course: Transition from PDP to APC,” Mbah said the move was “a conscious step toward a more compelling future” and an act of faith in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision of national renewal.
“We are not moving from a place of resentment or fear. We are confident of our future. We have no axe to grind, no personal point to make. But fairness, respect and integrity must guide our choices for that future to be ours,” Mbah declared. 
The Governor, who was one of the leading PDP figures in the Southeast, said leadership sometimes demands “difficult and even painful decisions in the service of higher principles and goals.”
According to him, the decision to move to the APC was not taken lightly, but after long reflection and consultation with his political team.
The Governor, who filled his APC membership card and was presented broom, revealed that the defection was a collective action involving members of the National Assembly, the State House of Assembly, the State Executive Council, all 17 local government chairmen, councillors, and over 80 per cent of political appointees and party executives in the state.
For decades, the Southeast, especially Enugu, has stood firmly behind the PDP, showing loyalty that shaped the party’s success. Yet despite this history, our voices were too often disregarded when it mattered most. It has therefore become necessary to seek affiliation where our interests as a region are represented in the form of fair partnership,” Mbah said.
Mbah praised President Tinubu as “a partner in purpose and a leader with the courage to make tough choices for lasting prosperity,” aligning his administration’s development philosophy with the federal government’s Renewed Hope agenda.
“This move is bigger than politics,” he said. “It is about connecting Enugu’s destiny with the central hub of broader reforms shaping our nation. I have found in President Tinubu not just a leader of our nation but a partner in purpose.”
