With the recent defection of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress and the resignation of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State from the main opposition party, the ruling APC will effectively take control of 26 states in the coming weeks, triggering the fear of Nigeria’s descent to a one-party state, Ejiofor Alike writes
The reign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once a ruling behemoth in the South-east, ended last Tuesday with the defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah; his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai; and the entire party structure in the state, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Enugu was the last PDP state in the South-east as Imo and Ebonyi states had since been taken by the APC, while Anambra and Abia states have been under the control of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Labour Party (LP), respectively.