- Top politicians successful Borno authorities person abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress and different governmental parties for the African Democratic Congress (ADC)
- This happened aft Borno authorities politician Babagan Zulum dismissed the claims of starring 5 governors to the ADC
- Hon. Sheriff Banki, a younker mobiliser and stakeholder advocator for the movement, explained however the "failed Renewed Hope Agenda" by President Tinubu influenced the wide defections
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.
As the contention for the 2027 wide predetermination gathers momentum, the African Democratic Party (ADC), the starring conjugation question to situation President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his ruling enactment (APC), experienced a monolithic influx of defectors into its fold successful Borno state.

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Recall that the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition announced the adoption of the ADC arsenic its governmental level up of the 2027 wide election.
The enactment has attracted salient absorption figures, including erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 statesmanlike campaigner Peter Obi, ex-Senate President David Mark, and erstwhile Osun politician Rauf Aregbesola.
But a video that has gone viral connected societal media platforms indicated that Mattawali Kashim Ibrahim Imam, a erstwhile PDP governorship campaigner and APC stalwart successful Borno state, had a peculiar meal astatine his Maiduguri residence recently, wherever sources said the gathering besides featured discussions with galore governmental bigwigs successful the authorities regarding preparations to articulation the ADC.
This was aft Borno authorities governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, dismissed speculation that helium would pb 5 different governors successful defecting to the absorption conjugation party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
On Tuesday, July 8, Vanguard reported that successful Borno state, that Alhaji Idris Mamman Durkwa, a erstwhile governorship aspirant and Honourable Sheriff Banki, a younker mobiliser and stakeholder advocator among others person since taken the lead, arsenic they each dumped their party, PDP with thousands of their supporters, families and associates and pitched structure with ADC.

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Retired civilian servant pb defectors to ADC
As reported by Vanguard, Durkwa, a retired national civilian servant turned person who stormed Maiduguri, led the monolithic defections successful the state, arsenic galore radical from antithetic absorption parties including the ruling APC person started tendering their resignation to their ward chairmen.
Amongst them include, Hon. Mohammed Umara Kumalia, erstwhile House number person and governorship aspirant and 2023 Borno Central Senatorial Candidate connected the level of the PDP.
Others are, Alh. Saleh Kida, PDP 2023 Deputy Governorship candidate, Alh. Ali Wurge Former PDP nationalist treasurer, Hon. Babakura Abba Yusuf, 2023 House of Representative campaigner successful Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, MMC, Hon. Abdulrazaq Ahmed Zanna, 2023 PDP campaigner for Bama, Ngala, Kala Balge national constituency and different House of Representative candidates.
Also connected the database of aboriginal defectors are Hon. Maina Justice, successful Jere section authorities area, Hon. Fali Wubulari, erstwhile House of Assembly subordinate (Askira Uba LGA authorities constituency) and galore candidates successful the absorption parties for House of assemblies successful each the 27 section authorities areas.
Why Borno politicians joined ADC
In Maiduguri, Hon. Sheriff Banki, a younker mobiliser and stakeholder advocator for the question (coaltion) confirmed the improvement and said the question of defection into the ADC was a wide denotation of a failed APC nether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Nigerians, particularly the grassroots person been promised Renewed Hope Agenda by President Tinubu, unfortunately, successful the past 2 years into the APC -led government, the reverse is the case, arsenic radical nary longer slumber with their 2 eyes closed, contempt facing economical hardships owed to atrocious policies and programmes,” Banki stated.Read much astir ADC, defection here:
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- Malami dumps APC, defects to ADC
Ekiti gov denies defecting to ADC
Legit.ng earlier reported that Ekiti authorities governor, Biodun Oyebanji, dismissed claims of his planned defection to the ADC, calling the study mendacious and politically motivated.
His media adjutant confirmed that some Oyebanji and ex-Governor Fayemi stay committed to the APC, with caller endorsements affirming their loyalty.
Oyebanji blamed the rumour connected hopeless politicians aiming to make hostility with President Tinubu and divert attraction from their anemic candidacies.
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