The Enugu State APC Campaign Council has unveiled plans for Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah to take his re-election campaign directly to polling units across the state, with the next phase scheduled to cover Ogboli Development Centre and Igbo-Ano Development Centre in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area.
The spokesperson of the council, Barr. Steve Oruruo, disclosed this on Monday night, explaining that the campaign, led by its Director-General, Chief Charles Mbah, was designed to bring the governor face-to-face with voters at the grassroots rather than rely solely on conventional ward and local government rallies.
Oruruo said the governor intends to engage voters across all 4,145 polling units in Enugu State, reviewing his administration’s achievements and explaining how the mandate entrusted to him has been utilised.
He said the Uzo-Uwani engagements would provide an opportunity for Mbah to meet constituents, present his administration’s record and outline his plans for another term.
“The Governor intends to personally do a kind of post-mortem of his regime before the polling unit electorates—not ward electorate, not local government electorate, but polling unit by polling unit,” Oruruo said.
He added that the governor would take time to present the administration’s achievements across different sectors, giving voters concrete details of projects and policies implemented during his tenure.
“So, they’ll have tangible things to go home with as to how he has rendered service in trust for the masses and God Almighty who gave him the seat,” the campaign council spokesperson stated.
Oruruo described the approach as a departure from conventional political campaigns, saying it was intended to involve ordinary residents directly in assessing the administration’s performance.
He said the new strategy would enable the electorate to raise concerns, examine the government’s record and participate more directly in the campaign process.
The spokesperson recalled that Mbah had visited Aninri Local Government Area on Friday as part of the same grassroots engagement, under the leadership of Chief Charles Mbah.
According to him, the governor’s visit to Aninri allowed residents to interact with him directly and assess the administration’s performance.
“Never has any Governor, in Enugu State or anywhere in the country, engaged polling unit by polling unit electorate,” Oruruo said, describing the approach as unprecedented.
He noted that conventional campaigns usually involve local government rallies and, in some cases, visits to rural communities, but said the current strategy was taking the governor directly to polling units.
Oruruo further disclosed that the governor used the Aninri engagement to inspect Smart Green Schools and primary healthcare centres established by his administration, linking the visits to the assessment of campaign promises and their implementation.
He described the exercise as an opportunity for residents to examine the administration’s record and hear directly from the governor about its performance.
The spokesperson said the campaign activities would involve the three Deputy Director-Generals of the council: Deacon Okey Ogbodo (Enugu East), Dr. Dan Shere (Enugu North) and Rt. Hon. S.K.E. Udeh-Okoye (Enugu West), as well as the Secretary-General, Dr. Eric Oluedo. Members of the Campaign Council from Uzo-Uwani, alongside other directors and local stakeholders, are also expected to participate in the engagements.
He added that candidates and stakeholders in other parts of the state were expected to remain active in their respective campaign zones while the governor’s grassroots engagements continued.
Oruruo said the broader objective was to ensure that the campaign reached voters directly, with the APC presenting its candidates and the administration’s record across the state.
