Broom sellers make brisk sales as Gov Mbah, others join APC in Enugu

Broom sellers successful the Enugu State superior made brisk concern pursuing the defection of Governor Peter Mbah from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mbah and astir of his governmental aides are acceptable to articulation the APC connected Tuesday.

NAN reports that immoderate of the broom sellers were seen astatine the Okpara Square venue for the lawsuit selling their goods.

Some of the broom sellers who spoke to NAN connected Tuesday successful Enugu said their nett had doubled owed to the ample request for brooms by the governor’s supporters.

Mrs Blessing Alejim told NAN that patronage to her concern had tripled since Monday, adding that immoderate of the brooms she sold astatine N500 were present sold astatine N700.

“I travelled to my colony to bargain much brooms since we person been proceeding rumours that our politician is joining APC, and I americium blessed that I took that hazard due to the fact that the concern is booming,” she said.

Mrs Uju Nduka added that Mbah’s defection had sparked a unreserved successful her broom business, arsenic galore supporters were buying much than 2 brooms astatine a time.

Meanwhile, immoderate of Mbah’s supporters said they were buying the brooms successful solidarity with the governor, who they said had done respective projects wrong 2 years of his administration.

“Our politician is gathering 260 astute schools, benignant 2 superior wellness centres crossed 260 governmental wards of Enugu State and different roadworthy infrastructure.

“He has launched Enugu Airline, which has not happened successful the past of Enugu State. So anyplace helium goes, we volition spell with him,” Mr Emmanuel Ugwu said.

NAN reports that APC supporters are already trooping to the venue for the defections.

The bureau reports that the Vice President, Kashim Shettima; the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; and the National Working Committee led by the APC Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, volition person the politician into the party. (NAN)

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