Barring any last-minute changes, Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Enugu, the state capital.

Mbah is expected to join the APC alongside elected national and state legislators, members of the state executive, and party leaders from ward and local government levels across the state.

APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and Deputy National Chairman (South), Hon. Emma Eneukwu, dropped the hint while inaugurating a seven-man caretaker committee for the party in Enugu State.

Yilwatda explained that the move was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the party’s presence and influence in the South-East geopolitical zone.

Also confirming the impending defection, the newly inaugurated Enugu State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr Ben Nwoye, said the governor and his appointees would be officially received into the party on the scheduled date.

The APC National Working Committee (NWC) had, on Thursday, dissolved the Enugu State Working Committee (SWC) and appointed a seven-member caretaker committee to oversee the party’s affairs in the state pending further reorganisation.