ACJ-FAVOUR AMUKA’S POLITICAL DESK (Acjfavour1@gmail.com)
Every generation reaches a point where silence becomes betrayal. For Enugu, that moment has come.
For decades, our political story has been written by others, men in distant capitals who neither understand our pain nor value our contribution. The South-East, and particularly Enugu, gave her heart to the $Peoples Democratic Party ($PDP) with a loyalty that bordered on worship. We defended the party even when it failed us. We stood by it through storms and scandals, believing that our patience would one day be rewarded.
But what have we truly gained? When the time came for power rotation, we were ignored. When it came to national representation, we were sidelined. And when we asked for fairness, we were told to wait for tomorrow, a tomorrow that never comes.
Enugu has been too faithful to a party that forgot her worth.
The reality is bitter but clear: politics is not about emotions; it is about interests. It is about strategic positioning, about knowing when loyalty becomes self-destruction. And today, Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah stands at a crossroads, not of betrayal, but of liberation.
In just two years, Mbah has redefined governance in ways that have inspired confidence across Nigeria. His water revolution gave hope to millions. His Smart Green Schools have become models of 21st-century education. His reforms in revenue generation, agriculture, and urban planning have made Enugu the envy of many states.
Yet, at the national level, these achievements are met with silence from a party that should be his strongest cheerleader. No federal support, no structural cooperation, no recognition of excellence, only political jealousy disguised as party discipline.
How can a man build a new Enugu inside an old, broken political house?
This is not about crossing to the $All Progressives Congress ($APC) for opportunistic reasons. It is about joining a platform of leverage, a place where Enugu’s voice can finally count. It is about forging alliances that bring federal attention, attract infrastructure, and create access to the levers of national power.
A visionary leader does not remain in isolation. He builds bridges where walls once stood. If Peter Mbah decides to walk into a new alliance, it will not be a defection; it will be a declaration, that Enugu is done being a spectator in the Nigerian federation.
We cannot continue to be politically correct and developmentally forgotten.
It is time to think like strategists, not like loyalists.
The world respects results, not excuses. The federal budget is not shared based on nostalgia, but on negotiation. Roads are not built by sentiments, but by strategic alignment. If partnership with the center will bring Enugu her fair share of national development, then it is not just wise, it is just.
Those who will call it betrayal forget that every true revolution begins with a decision to say “enough.”
Governor Mbah’s potential political realignment is not rebellion; it is the natural evolution of a man whose vision is bigger than the fences of a fading political structure.
$PDP may have been our past, but Enugu’s future lies in a broader national handshake, one that goes beyond slogans to actual substance. A new political alliance will open the gates of opportunity, bringing Enugu closer to the center where key decisions are made. That is how states grow. That is how leaders secure lasting legacies.
We must rise above the politics of emotion and embrace the politics of vision.
History never remembers those who stood still in comfort zones; it remembers those who moved when others hesitated. If Governor Mbah takes this bold step, he will not be walking away from his people, he will be walking with them, toward a future that finally gives Enugu the respect it deserves.
The time for awakening is now. And Enugu must lead it.