President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated a member of the Enugu State Executive Council to serve as a Minister in the Federal Government.
This development comes three weeks after Governor Peter Mbah left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The nomination was disclosed on Tuesday via an official WhatsApp platform of the Enugu State Government.
According to the announcement, the nominee is Kingsley Udeh, the Enugu State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
A message accompanying the announcement stated: “…Gov Peter Mbah is connecting Ndi Enugu to the centre.
“It’s more development, more dividends of democracy. APC all the way.
“Ndi Enugu, this is why we ALL MUST support APC and Gov Mbah’s leadership.”