Despite holding sway at the federal level as the ruling party since May, 2015, the All Progressives Congress had found it difficult to get a foothold in Enugu State. But with Governor Peter Mbah now in its fold, the party is beginning to soar. Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo examines the Mbah factor in the political dynamics.
Governor Peter Mbah has done for the All Progressives Congress (APC) what he did for Enugu State in the aviation industry. He gave his state the wings to fly by establishing Enugu Air, which is rapidly expanding to connect Nigerian cities and also getting set to spread its wings across the West Coast of Africa.
In like manner, Mbah has replicated this feat in the political sphere. He has given APC the wings to soar in the political arena of his state by emerging as the governorship candidate of the ruling party. By now, the national leadership of APC must be counting their blessings for having the Enugu Governor in their fold to fly the party’s flag.
Since the inception of the present democratic dispensation, Enugu APC has never contested the governorship election as a frontrunner. Not again. The political weather has changed. So, unlike in the past when APC used to enter the governorship contest in Enugu as an underdog, the party has now emerged as the most sure footed among the political parties preparing for the forthcoming 2027 general election.
