Mbah receives Edeoga back to PDP

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, yesterday, welcomed the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 governorship election, Chijioke Edeoga, back into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fold, commending the ex-opposition flagbearer for demonstrating that politics is not a do-or-die affair. Mbah said that Edeoga’s return to the PDP is in line with the party’s principle of reconciliation and making the people, not personal ambition, the focus of governance, urging him and his supporters to feel very much at home.

This was even as the former gubernatorial candidate endorsed Mbah as the popular choice of the people of Enugu State, stressing that he had fully aligned with that choice. Receiving Edoega in his office, in the company of party leaders led by the state party Chairman, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike, the governor said: “Welcome back home.



The symbolism of your action is a mark of the enduring bond that runs in our party. I am indeed very delighted to have you back to rejoin your family.” “What we are witnessing today is a result of fence-mending consistent with the philosophy of our party – the imperatives of reconciliation.

“It is also a demonstration, on your part, that politics is not a do-or-die affair; that what we are currently doing in Enugu State appeals to you and you believe that it is working for the interest of the people, and you have taken that decision to say, ‘Look, let us join hands together and serve our people.’ “I commend you greatly for taking such a courageous, bold step. The lesson for us is quite profound, as it shows that the common denominator, even when we express our aspirations on different political platforms, is all about the people and making them the centrepiece of our ambitions.

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