Shehu Sani Hails Governor Mbah’s Defection to APC, Says Move Will End South East’s Political Isolation

Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the recent defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a strategic and welcome development for the South East region.

Sani said the move would help integrate the region into Nigeria’s mainstream political structure and strengthen its influence at the federal level.

Reacting to public criticisms that trailed Mbah’s defection, the former senator urged Nigerians to view the development as a calculated political move rather than an act of betrayal.

Speaking with journalists shortly after attending the United Africa Development Initiative Summit, Sani said:

“Governor Mbah’s defection to the APC is a blessing to the South Eastern part of the country. It is a strategic decision that will factor the region into the mainstream political equation in Nigeria.”

He argued that those condemning the governor’s action were being unfair, noting that members of the Labour Party (LP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) had also left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the past.

“Why should LP and ADC members be angry with a PDP member who joined the APC when many of them also left the PDP earlier? Politics is about alignment and strategy, not sentiment,” he said.

Sani maintained that Mbah’s decision would open new political and developmental opportunities for the South East, adding that the move had “raised the chances of the region rather than diminished them.”

“Mbah’s defection is like taking the goods of the South East to a bigger market where the action is,” he added.

The former lawmaker urged political leaders and stakeholders in the region to rally around Governor Mbah and leverage his new platform to pursue greater inclusion, development, and representation at the national level.