Former National Youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday Udeh-Okoye, has predicted a landslide victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State in the 2027 general election.
He made this statement following the mass defection of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling APC.
Udeh-Okoye, who recently dumped PDP for APC, said the 2027 presidential election will be a walkover for the ruling party in the state.
“In the next election, it will be a landslide for the APC in Enugu,” he declared.
When asked if APC could win the presidential election in Enugu if Peter Obi is on the ballot, the former PDP chieftain said the ruling party would win “no matter who is on the ballot.”
According to him, APC has taken over the PDP structure in Enugu, adding that Peter Obi’s candidacy and his Obidient movement cannot stop APC in the state.
He added that Obi, who ran on the Labour Party platform in the 2023 presidential election, defeated APC in Enugu because the party had no structure in the state.
“Those who won elections for the party at that time, we were not in APC, now all of us are in APC. Anybody you like in any political party, I assure you, in Enugu State, APC will win,” he added.
Udeh-Okoye countered the claim that Southeasterners won’t vote for APC, saying the Enugu Government has sufficient campaign materials, adding that Governor Mbah has delivered on his promises to the Enugu people.
He stated that Ndigbo would embrace APC, noting that the region’s perceived aversion to the ruling party was due to former President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged disposition towards the region.
With Governor Mbah’s defection to APC, three out of the five states in the Southeast are now under the control of the ruling party.
