Ahead of the 2027 general elections, no fewer than 5,000 members of the Labour Party, Peoples Democratic Party, and All Progressives Grand Alliance have defected to the All Progressives Congress in Enugu State.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, Enugu APC Chairman, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah; the member representing Udi-Ezeagu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Sunday Umeha; the Director General of Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Prof Nnanyelugo Ike Muonso, and other party stalwarts received the defectors during a rally at Aku town in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state, on Monday.
Speaking at the event, the minister stated that the defection into the APC across the state shows that the people are beginning to acknowledge the projects being executed by the President Bola Tinubu administration in the state.
Nnaji, however, expressed disappointment at what he called “misapplication of resources and high taxation in Enugu State,” a development he said has worsened economic hardship under the watch of Governor Peter Mbah in the state.