ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that the ruling party is poised to unseat the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and take over Enugu State’s Government House come 2027.
Ganduje made this bold declaration at Akama-Oghe, in Ezeagu Local Government Area, during a political event over the weekend where he led the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, and other prominent APC members to formally welcome Hon. Sunday Cyriacus Umeha, the member representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency, along with the entire Labour Party (LP) structure in the constituency, into the APC.
With his defection, Hon. Umeha becomes the first elected political office holder produced by the APC in Enugu State since the party’s establishment in 2014.
Joining him in the defection were several notable LP figures, including: Hon. Dennis Amadi, former House of Representatives member (Udi/Ezeagu, 2015–2023) and Labour Party’s 2023 Enugu West Senatorial candidate.
Others are: Hon. Emma Ogbozo, LP’s candidate for Udi North Constituency in the 2023 House of Assembly election, Barr. Chibuzor Onyema, LP’s candidate for Udi South Constituency and entire Labour Party executives from all 40 wards and the two local government areas making up the Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency.
Speaking during the reception, Ganduje represented by the APC Deputy National Chairman (South), Chief Emma Eneukwu confidently asserted that the current PDP-led government in Enugu was in its final term and that the APC would take over power in the state by 2027.
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“APC is the transformer giving light to Nigeria
“Even the governor himself, governor of Enugu State, is running around begging to know if he will join APC, but we say fa, fa, fa… foul!
“I’m telling all the Labour Party members, the person that asked me to come here is the National Chairman of APC, Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje.
“He said I should tell Hon. Cyriacus Umeha, Hon. Dennis Oguerinwa Amadi, and all those that joined APC with them, including Hon. Emma Ogbozo my friend, that you have made the right decision. You will not be disappointed”, Eneukwu said.
Taking direct aim at the current Enugu State Governor, Eneukwu continued: “You see that man that is governing Enugu now, he has ended his reign. I can tell you reliably that he has finished his one term; the way he came is the same way he will go.
“So you have taken the right decision because you have connected yourself to the national grid light never goes off from the national grid. So you’re welcome to APC”, he said.
He went on to suggest that the APC already has a capable candidate waiting to assume power in Enugu State in 2027.
“We have a new Governor in us. What he is doing is just waiting. He is waiting for 2027 to assume his position as the Governor of Enugu State and we know his capacity. That is when people will enjoy good governance”, he added.
Eneukwu also criticized the PDP-led administration in the state, accusing it of imposing high taxation on the poor and ordinary people of Enugu.