Mbah’s defection to APC ends South East marginalisation – Shettima

By Dennis Agbo

Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Governor Peter Mbah’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) marks the extremity of what helium described arsenic the long-standing governmental marginalisation of the South East successful Nigeria’s nationalist politics.

Speaking astatine the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, connected Tuesday, during the ceremonial wherever Governor Mbah formally joined the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Shettima commended the governor’s determination arsenic a strategical determination that would further integrate the portion into mainstream nationalist politics.

The lawsuit was attended by respective high-profile dignitaries, including the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo and Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi; arsenic good arsenic erstwhile Senate President Ken Nnamani, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Senator Rochas Okorocha, and different APC stalwarts.

Shettima described the Igbo radical arsenic resilient, industrious, and highly mobile, noting that their inclusion successful the nation’s governmental mainstream was agelong overdue.

“The Igbo are the Jews of Nigeria — a resilient and resourceful people. Sadly, 1 of the astir vibrant parts of this federation has been connected the margins of nationalist politics,” Shettima said.

“But with the coming of Governors Mbah, Uzodinma, and Nwifuru, Ndigbo person present returned to the mainstream.”

The Vice President besides announced that Governor Mbah has go the person of the APC successful Enugu State, assuring that the authorities would present payment afloat from national programmes and projects designed for the South East.

Earlier successful his remarks, Governor Mbah described his defection arsenic a corporate determination of the radical of Enugu State, whom helium said had resolved to align with the governmental centre for the state’s progress.

“Today marks a caller opening — the extremity of years of being connected the sidelines,” Mbah said.

“This is the time we chose to instrumentality our destiny successful our hands and illustration a caller governmental people for Enugu State and the full South East. We are present renewed successful advancement and committed to moving forward.”

The politician added that his medication remains focused connected accelerating improvement and deepening collaboration with the Federal Government to present much antiauthoritarian dividends to the people.

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