2027 election: 5 more opposition governors to join APC, see full list

• In caller months, Delta politician Sheriff Oborevwori; Ifeanyi Okowa, the contiguous erstwhile governor; PDP bigwigs successful the authorities and the nationalist assembly; defected to the APC
• Opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), person accused the ruling APC of readying to marque Nigeria a one-party state
• Regardless, the APC launched caller moves to poach 5 absorption members earlier the 2027 election

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics, and governance successful Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has boasted of wooing astatine slightest 5 much governors to its camp.

Legit.ng reports that this follows a question of defections by absorption bigwigs, national lawmakers, and endorsements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election.

President Bola Tinubu's APC woos PDP and Labour Party governors. Photo credit: @OfficialAPCNg
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The revelation was made by APC nationalist vice-chairman (South East), Ijeoma Arodiogbu, successful an interrogation with The Punch. The study was published connected Monday, June 30.

According to Arodiogbu, the defections were imminent.

He said:

“We are talking astir governors from Bayelsa, Rivers, Plateau, Kano, either Abia oregon Enugu. In the adjacent 2 months, you volition spot them articulation america officially."

1) Bayelsa's Diri

The bulk of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers successful the Bayelsa authorities location of assembly person endorsed the alleged determination of Governor Douye Diri to defect to the APC.

Presently, determination are 19 members of the PDP successful the 24-man legislature, portion the absorption has 5 members.

Sources disclosed to Sunday Sun that arsenic portion of his consultation with stakeholders towards his defection plans, Diri had told the Speaker, Abraham Ngobere, to illustration the sentiment of his colleagues.

2) Rivers' Fubara

In May, a media outlet reported that President Tinubu convinced suspended Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to articulation the APC, pursuing months of aggravated governmental situation successful the oil-rich state.

Multiple sources acquainted with the concern were said to person revealed the development.

3) Plateau's Mutfwang

Already, determination are calls from the broadside of the APC for Caleb Mutfwang, politician of Plateau, to articulation their party.

Earlier successful June, the north-central APC Forum declared that its telephone for Governor Mutfwang to defect from the PDP to the APC is supported by the party’s nationalist leadership.

4) Kano's Abba Yusuf

Speculations followed the abrupt resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje arsenic the APC nationalist chairman. One of the rumours is that Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso volition articulation the APC and go the president of the party.

APC chieftains not ruling retired welcoming Abba Yusuf of Kano to the party. Photo credit: Abba Kabir Yusuf
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There are besides claims that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf could travel Kwankwaso, his mentor, successful dumping the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the APC.

5) Abia/Enugu

Already, Abia authorities governor, Alex Otti, has declared his enactment for President Tinubu’s economical betterment agenda, saying his alignment with the president connected cardinal economical policies predates existent governmental affiliations.

In the aforesaid vein, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu authorities lauded the president 'for ensuring information and stableness connected each roads wrong the state antecedently bedeviled by transgression activities'.

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Tinubu knocks absorption coalition

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu told Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa authorities not to beryllium swayed by 'the sound of conjugation groups'.

According to Tinubu, absorption figures moving unneurotic to unseat him are "political internally-displaced persons (IDPs).”

The Nigerian person asked Governor Sule not to springiness the conjugation members hope.

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Source: Legit.ng