FULL LIST: See 4 powerful governors that may dump PDP and join APC ahead of 2027 like Eno, Oborevwori

• Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, officially joined the APC connected June 6, 2025, pursuing Delta State's Governor Sheriff Oborevwori's defection successful April
• Governors Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), and suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara are speculated to travel Eno’s lead
• President Tinubu endorsed the defection arsenic a antiauthoritarian move, reassuring that it wouldn’t pb to a one-party state

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) connected Friday, June 6, sending ripples done Nigeria’s governmental landscape.

His determination to power parties follows the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to the APC successful April, marking the 2nd large PDP defection successful the South-South portion successful little than 2 months.

After Umo Eno’s defection, 4 large PDP governors could soon articulation him. Photo credit: @officialPDPNg/@officialAPCNG
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With Eno's move, the APC now controls 23 states, portion the PDP governs successful 10.

This improvement raises questions astir the aboriginal of different salient PDP governors, particularly those eyeing the 2027 election.

Governors connected the watchlist

Among the governors apt to travel successful Eno’s footsteps are Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, and the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

Reports bespeak that Fintiri, erstwhile a adjacent state of erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is increasing distant from the PDP’s leadership.

His caller meetings with National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu person raised speculation astir his adjacent move.

In Enugu, contempt repeated denials, determination is mounting unit connected Mbah. The state's PDP chapter has defended him against rumours of a defection, but insiders suggest that the concern mirrors Oborevwori’s last-minute switch, wherever denials were followed by a melodramatic alteration of allegiance.

Similarly, Plateau State’s Mutfwang faces increasing governmental uncertainty, portion Fubara, precocious suspended and isolated, is reportedly successful talks with President Bola Tinubu, Vanguard reported.

Political tensions heighten successful Rivers State

Fubara, whose governmental aboriginal has been clouded by the suspension of his medication and an ongoing authorities of exigency declared by President Tinubu, has sparked sizeable discussion.

A caller gathering betwixt Fubara and the President successful the United Kingdom, followed by a sighting of Fubara successful Lagos with Tinubu, has fueled speculation that the suspended politician whitethorn soon power to the APC.

Fubara has been vocal successful his praise of President Tinubu’s actions successful Rivers, calling his moves “legendary.”

The interaction of APC’s increasing influence

President Tinubu has publically embraced defections from absorption parties, defending the actions arsenic a earthy portion of Nigeria's democracy.

At the APC National Summit connected May 22, 2025, helium downplayed fears that these defections would pb to a one-party state, asserting that the question of governmental figures reflects the volition of the electorate.

Tinubu welcomed Eno into the APC fold, highlighting the value of inclusivity and aligning with the cardinal authorities to unafraid advancement for Akwa Ibom.

Akpabio, governors invited Eno into APC

Eno’s defection was celebrated by APC leaders, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who, though represented by his wife, lauded the governor’s decision, Punch reported.

At the authoritative declaration successful Uyo, Eno reiterated that his determination was not 1 of weakness but strength, vowing to physique a agreed APC successful Akwa Ibom.

“We are not joining the APC from a presumption of weakness but from a presumption of strength,” Eno said, signalling a committedness to President Tinubu's vision.

Akwa Ibom commissioner resigns successful enactment with Eno's governmental shift

4 Powerful PDP Govs That May Decamp To APC After Eno's Defection
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Following Eno’s defection, Ini Ememobong, the Commissioner for Information and Special Duties successful Akwa Ibom, resigned from his position.

His resignation came arsenic portion of a directive from Eno, which required each appointees unwilling to articulation the APC to measurement down. Ememobong confirmed his resignation connected societal media, stating,

“Today, I person tendered my resignation to the politician successful compliance with his directive.”

APC present a 'dumping crushed for compromised leaders' – Samuel Aye

Political expert and PDP chieftain Samuel Aye has condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the question of defections by absorption governors, calling it a “disgraceful show of governmental desperation and corruption.”

Speaking with Legit.ng connected Saturday, June 7, Aye said:

“What we are witnessing is the implicit erosion of integrity successful our governmental system. These defections, particularly by sitting governors similar Umo Eno and Sheriff Oborevwori, reek of opportunism and betrayal. "The APC has go a dumping crushed for compromised leaders who prioritise idiosyncratic summation implicit antiauthoritarian ideals. This is the astir corrupt and disgraceful governmental realignment successful our country’s history, and Nigerians indispensable aftermath up to what is intelligibly a calculated effort to crook Nigeria into a one-party autocracy.”

3rd PDP politician speaks connected dumping enactment for APC

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang maintained that it was excessively aboriginal for him to speech astir defection from the PDP to the APC.

The PDP politician made the clarification portion speaking connected the study that galore first-time absorption governors are joining the APC to unafraid their second-term chances.

Mutfwang's clarification came aft 1 of his counterparts successful the PDP joined the APC, portion different 1 was precocious reported to person concluded a program to dump the absorption and articulation the ruling party.

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Source: Legit.ng