A former National Auditor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ray Nnaji, has claimed that the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah rented a crowd during his formal reception to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking to Daily Post, He described Mbah’s defection as a grave political mistake.
He asserted that although Mbah had the constitutional right to defect, the move would eventually backfire.
He said, “I must tell you that the governor succeeded in renting a crowd. The people that came there were hired. The governor is not on ground. He is more interested in the elites and his financial base than in the common people.”
Speaking further, Nnaji blamed the party’s national leadership for the spate of defections across the country, alleging that poor leadership and inaction had weakened the party’s influence.
He also alleged that Mbah left some loyalists behind in the PDP to maintain control of the party’s structure in Enugu State, but warned that the strategy would fail.
“The problem PDP has is poor leadership. If the chairman had lived up to expectations, he wouldn’t have allowed these defections. Even those who left, how many are being challenged in court? What steps has he taken to make them regret their actions?
“We are waiting to see what happens in Enugu because we learned the governor left remnants of PDP members to control the party while enjoying his stay in APC. But from my experience, he has made a very big mistake.
“How can anyone say it gives him an edge? Peter Obi, within a few months, gathered more than six million votes. It’s the people that determine who wins,” Nnaji said.
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