The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has raised the alarm over what it described as a growing plot by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to sow disunity and destabilise the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The party urged residents across the three senatorial districts to remain vigilant and resist any attempt by the ADC to derail the long-standing governorship zoning arrangement that has maintained peace, stability, and political cohesion in Enugu for decades.
State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye, issued the warning over the weekend during the inauguration of the party’s ward and local government executive committees in Nkanu West Local Government Area.
Nwoye, accompanied by the committee’s secretary and former Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Barrister Eugene Odo, said the ADC had become a gathering point for aggrieved politicians determined to “disrupt what has kept Enugu politically stable.”
“Do not allow yourselves to be deceived by members of the ADC,” he cautioned. “They want to use you as instruments of disunity and destabilisation. These are politicians who are bitter and desperate to thwart the existing governorship zoning agreement that has given Enugu uninterrupted peace.”
He insisted that sustaining the zoning formula remained crucial to the collective interest of the state, adding that Governor Peter Mbah’s performance had reinforced the justification for continuity.
According to him, Mbah had delivered across sectors and deserved a second term in office in line with the rotational arrangement.
The Nkanu West inauguration formed part of the final phase of the APC’s statewide tour to install local government and ward executives across the 17 LGAs and 260 wards of the state.
Other members of the state caretaker delegation present included former Minister of State for Defence, Ambassador Fidelia Njeze; Comrade Peter Chime; Dr. Oby Ajih; Dr. Chiedozie Nwafor; and Engr. Emma Ekeh. They were received by a massive crowd of party supporters, stakeholders, and government officials.
Also in the delegation were the immediate past PDP State Chairman, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike, and the Governor’s Political Adviser, Hon. Frank Anioma.
Nwoye reiterated that the APC had emerged as the “winning party” in the state, noting that Governor Mbah’s realignment to the APC had changed the political equation.
He recalled attending Mbah’s 2023 governorship rally in full APC attire despite being a loyal party member at the time, saying he was convinced that “the tide of history had shifted.”
“It was evident that the PDP was already weighed down by internal conflicts, while Governor Mbah symbolised a new kind of leadership, one that would perform exceptionally once aligned with the centre,” he added.
Former PDP Chairman, Dr. Chukwunweike, justified the mass movement of political structures, from the state to the ward level, into the APC, describing it as a reflection of the “practical realities of governance” and the best interest of the people.
The statewide inauguration, which also covered Enugu North and Nkanu East LGAs, concluded this weekend after two weeks of intensive tour by the Nwoye-led committee.
