
2023: Enugu PDP’s Dominance Under Threat From Labour Party
Since the return to civil rule in 1999, the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State is facing the first real challenge, following the emergence of Chijioke Edeoga as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP). The Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) dominance in Enugu State has gone unchallenged for over two decades. But the political equation appears to have changed ahead of next year’s general elections. The PDP now faces stiff competition from opposition parties, particularly the Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The competition is whittling down the influence of the ruling party ahead…