The former director general of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, said Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state is wholeheartedly welcome to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Okechukwu, who is a foundation member of APC, stated this said this in a statement in Enugu on Monday issued on behalf of the APC Foundation Members in Enugu State and South-East.

Okechukwu spoke in reaction to a statement against Governor Mbah’s liberty to join the APC attributed to the minister of innovation, science and technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, at a meeting in Enugu on Sunday, August 10.

Okechukwu quoted Nnaji as saying:

“Anybody who wants to run for the governorship of Enugu state, let him come to the APC, we will go to contest, we are waiting for them.”

“Gov. Mbah and his group should not be scared by anybody,” he said.

As reported by The Nation, Okechukwu added that APC members are at a loss “why Nnaji, who himself is from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is chasing away the exceptionally performing Gov. Mbah”.

“For we, the foundation members, Gov. Mbah should disregard our dear brother Chief Nnaji, because we want to win Lion Building for the first time and join 23 other states to guarantee President Bola Tinubu’s victory in 2027,” he said.

He advised Nnaji to pay more attention to his ministry.