The All Progressives Congress South-East Mandate Forum has saif the party is regaining its footing in Abia State.
In a statement issued in Umuahia on Monday, the APC South East Mandate Forum said political engagement across communities in Abia has begun to alter the state’s political landscape, despite being governed by the Labour Party.
According to the Forum, the LP is steadily losing ground ahead of the 2027 general election.
The coordinator of the APC South East Mandate Forum, Chief Onyebuchi Okorie, in a statement, said the APC leadership in Abia, led by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, triggered the defections from the Labour Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC, where thousands of grassroots supporters reportedly tore their previous party cards.
The Forum alleged that the scale of the defections reflected the growing public dissatisfaction with the governing party in Abia, the Labour Party, and the renewed confidence in the APC as a credible political alternative.
“In recent times, we have witnessed events where thousands of former members of the Labour Party, PDP and other parties openly renounced their affiliations, tore their membership cards, and willingly identified with the APC because they see direction, leadership and seriousness of purpose.
“This is not a movement restricted to political big men. It is a people-driven process. The confidence level of party members has increased, and more people are joining the party.
“What we are seeing is the reawakening of grassroots politics in Abia, where ordinary citizens feel reconnected to a party that speaks their language and understands their everyday realities.
“People are joining the APC in Abia not just because they are dissatisfied elsewhere, but because they believe they will have a voice, relevance and protection within the party,” the statement said.
The Forum said the political movement unfolding in Abia signals more than routine defections, describing it as an early indicator of a broader shift ahead of the 2027 elections.
“What is happening today is not noise; it is structure. It is not propaganda; it is participation. The APC is steadily regaining its footing in Abia state.
“As Abia moves closer to 2027, the foundations being laid today will matter,” the group added.
“And at the centre of this reawakening is a leader who understands that political victory begins from the grassroots.”