Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has announced that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aims to build a party membership of at least two million people.
Mbah made the disclosure on Thursday during the flag-off of the APC e-registration exercise in his ward at Owo, Nkanu East Local Government Area. He said the era of fragmented politics that had previously denied the state the benefits of the centre was over.
According to a statement issued by his media office, the governor described the exercise as a defining moment to consolidate the movement from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. He said, “It was just barely two and a half months ago that we chose partnership, progress, and chose to stop being on the sidelines. The time that we played fragmented politics is over. We no longer want to be on the sidelines, but we want to be at the centre and play dominant politics.”
Mbah added that the target of registering at least two million persons in Enugu was part of a broader plan to strengthen the APC and ensure its benefits reached the grassroots. He explained that the move from the PDP to the APC in October 2025 was not intended to displace existing members, but to make the party more effective and beneficial to the people of the state.
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The governor also assured that President Bola Tinubu’s programmes and policies would be extended to the grassroots. He cited the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme, which is designed to empower over 8.8 million people directly.
In their remarks, the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the APC, Chief Emma Eneukwu, and the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the APC in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said the e-registration exercise aims to digitalise the party’s database and align it with 21st-century realities and needs.