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APC WELCOMES ENUGU GOVERNOR MBAH AS DEFECTIONS SIGNAL OPPOSITION’S DECLINE, SAYS VP SHETTIMA
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CapitalTimesNews / 4 months
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has gained a significant boost with the defection of Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, his cabinet, and supporters, an event Vice President Kashim Shettima attributes to cracks emerging in opposition parties as APC grows stronger under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership. In a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications(Office of The Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, at the grand reception marking Governor Mbah’s joining APC, Vice President Shettima represented President Tinubu, highlighting the APC’s appeal to visionary politicians contrasts opposition fragility. “What the opposition has failed to do is look into the mirror to ask why the APC remains the preferred destination of Nigeria’s most visionary political actors,” Shettima remarked. Stanley Nkwocha noted that Shettima linked APC’s ascendance to President Tinubu’s inclusive style and listening capacity galvanizing the party into Africa’s most formidable political platform. “His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, our leader, is a man of all seasons and all people — a man whose word is his bond,” Nkwocha pointed Shettima saying, crediting Tinubu’s merit-focused leadership. Kashim Shettima playfully noted Governor Mbah likely hid APC’s symbolic broom in his former party’s umbrella, welcoming him warmly: “You have always been one of us… now that you wield the broom of hope, we are delighted.” APC National Chairman Prof Nentawe Yilwatda welcomed Mbah into APC’s “soul and family,” praising his progressive record. Nkwocha also highlights that Senate President Godswill Akpabio lauded Mbah’s transformative Enugu governance; House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas deemed reception historic signaling Southeast progressives tilt. Governor Mbah called APC Africa’s largest party; defection collective decision ending sideline politics. Progressive Governors Forum Chairman Hope Uzodinma welcomed Mbah believing APC strengthens Southeast support President Tinubu. Shettima affirmed APC remains progressives’ home; Kashim Shettima said Mbah leads APC Enugu with presidential backing rebuilding party locally/nationally.
