Five PDP Governors Plan Defection to APC

Five PDP Governors Plan Defection to APC – Report.
APC targets Southern states to strengthen Tinubu’s second term chances.
Recent defections leave PDP with control of only 10 states.

There are indications that five governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

A report by The Sun revealed that the governors include two who are currently serving their second term and three others in their first term.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that following the 2023 general elections, the PDP controlled 13 states across Nigeria, including Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Osun, and Oyo. Other PDP-led states were Bauchi, Adamawa, Taraba, Zamfara, and Plateau.

However, the opposition party lost Edo State to the APC during the most recent off-season governorship election, reducing its grip on the states.

In a further blow to the party, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, recently defected to the APC. They were joined by several members of their state Houses of Assembly and other PDP stakeholders, leaving the PDP with just 10 states under its control.

Sources disclosed that the APC is now intensifying moves to lure five more PDP governors ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ruling party is reportedly focusing its efforts on governors from the southern part of the country.

A member of the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC), who spoke with The Sun, alleged that the APC’s current target is to consolidate control of all the Southern states as part of President Bola Tinubu’s broader political strategy for securing a second term.