The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has congratulated the National Working Committee (NWC) members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) elected at the party’s 8th National Convention held in Abuja, Friday.

Mbah hailed them as “round pegs in round holes,” saying their election reflected a deep confidence in their ability to steer the APC to greater heights and also to resounding victory in the 2027 general elections.

He said the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda; National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Basiru; Deputy National Chairman (South), Dr. Ben Nwoye; Deputy National Chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, and the rest of the executives came with deep experience in party politics as well as unalloyed commitment to the nation, democracy and the party.

The governor also paid glowing tribute to President Bola Tinubu, noting that the peace, orderliness, conviviality and sense of brotherhood that characterized the national convention was yet another glittering demonstration of the President’s sterling leadership qualities, remarkable inclusive governance philosophy, and immense experience at political engineering

The governor added that through the conduct of a rancour-free convention, the APC had, once again, set an enviable benchmark for other political parties to emulate.

“Democracy is about the people, and we have demonstrated that tonight. The success of this convention shows that as a party, we are not only modeling good governance and implementing reforms that are repositioning our economy, we have also shown that the APC is a model in party politics and that we are one big family,” Governor Mbah said.

He pledged his total support to the new party leadership, urging every member of the party to rally round them to build on the gains of the successful congresses and national convention.