A former Nationwide Auditor of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, Ray Nnaji, has criticised Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing it as a “grave political mistake.”
Nnaji spoke in an interview with DAILY POST on Tuesday, noting that though Mbah had the constitutional proper to defect, the transfer would ultimately backfire.
The comment comes after Mbah formally dumped the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, for the ruling APC.
Reacting to the event, the PDP chieftain additionally accused the Mbah of staging a crowd throughout his formal reception into the APC, claiming that those that attended the occasion have been employed.
“I need to let you know that the governor succeeded in renting a crowd. The folks that got here there have been employed. The governor isn’t on floor. He’s extra within the elites and his monetary base than within the widespread folks,” Nnaji mentioned.
Talking additional, Nnaji blamed the occasion’s nationwide management for the spate of defections throughout the nation, alleging that poor management and inaction had weakened the occasion’s affect.
He additionally alleged that Mbah left some loyalists behind within the PDP to keep up management of the occasion’s construction in Enugu State, however warned that the technique would fail.
Nnaji dismissed claims that Mbah’s defection would weaken opposition forces within the state, noting that current political historical past had proven that voters, not elites, decide election outcomes.
“The issue PDP has is poor management. If the chairman had lived as much as expectations, he wouldn’t have allowed these defections. Even those that left—what number of are being challenged in courtroom? What steps has he taken to make them remorse their actions?
“We’re ready to see what occurs in Enugu as a result of we realized the governor left remnants of PDP members to manage the occasion whereas having fun with his keep in APC. However from my expertise, he has made a really huge mistake.
“How can anybody say it offers him an edge? Peter Obi, inside a couple of months, gathered greater than six million votes. It’s the folks that decide who wins,” Nnaji mentioned.
