Tag: APC

“No one can defeat Tinubu in 2027” – Atiku’s son

Aminu Imam
Atiku’s son

Son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Abba, has declared that no political party can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Abba, who recently joined the All Progressives Congress, (APC), stated this yesterday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, after collecting his membership registration card at Gwadabawa Ward, in Yola-North LGA. According to him, his decision to join the APC was motivated by a desire to contribute to the administration’s “far-reaching economic and human development reforms.” He stated: “I want to make it very clear that nobody or…

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Kano Governor, Yusuf officially joins APC with 22 State, 9 federal lawmakers

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Kano Gov. Yusuf joins APC

Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside 22 members of the Kano State House of Assembly and nine members of the House of Representatives. The Governor announced the decision at a political event held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano yesterday. Addressing party leaders, lawmakers and supporters at the event, Governor Yusuf said the decision followed extensive consultations with elected representatives and key stakeholders across the state. “After wide consultation, 22 out of 24 members of the Kano State House of…

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Kano Gov. Yusuf set to return to APC today

Aminu Imam
Yusuf set to return

Governor Abba Yusuf, of Kano State, is set to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) today Monday, January 26, 2026, following his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, in Kano yesterday. The move is expected to strengthen cooperation with the Federal Government, accelerate development, enhance security, and improve service delivery in Kano State. Recall that Yusuf had previously joined the APC in 2014, winning the party’s primary election for the Kano Central Senatorial seat.…

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Insiders reveal timing for Wike’s defection to APC

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Abuja Court declines Wike bid3

Former Rivers state governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, may be on the brink of formally quitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), with insiders indicating that the timing of his defection has already been fixed. According to reports, a very close ally of the minister disclosed that Wike’s eventual move to the APC is no longer a matter of speculation but of strategy and timing. The source said Wike, who was appointed FCT minister by President…

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2027: ADC says Tinubu, APC must go, to restore democracy

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2027 ADC2

Opposition voices from different political platforms have intensified calls for the removal of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections, citing what they describe as a deepening governance and democratic crisis in Nigeria. The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), said ending Tinubu’s tenure is central to rescuing the country. Speaking on a television programme at the weekend, the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, declared that the opposition’s focus was unequivocal. “It’s solely to get Tinubu out of power. That is the agenda. There…

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Fubara impeachment: “We can’t afford legislative coup”  – Rivers’ APC 

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Fubara impeachment

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Rivers State has said that the State cannot allow what it called ‘a legislative coup d’etat’. The APC made this statement while requesting the Chief Judge of the state to obey the court order that was recently given by the High Court. In an issued statement signed by its Publicity Secretary  Darlington Nwauju, the APC said that they have carefully looked into the issues that led to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly deciding to move forward with the impeachment process against…

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Atiku’s son defects to APC, endorses Tinubu for 2nd-term

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Atiku’s son defects

The son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Abba Abubakar has left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress, (APC). He also openly declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term ambition ahead of the 2027 general election. The defection was made public yesterday in Abuja. The announcement took place at the National Assembly complex. Abba, who was active during the 2023 presidential election, formally resigned from the PDP and aligned himself with the ruling party. His move is being seen as politically significant, given his family background…

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2027: ADC alleges APC plot to cripple opposition

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ADC alleges APC plot

…As APC chieftain warns party over Atiku, zoning crisis The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), of deliberately engineering internal crises within major opposition parties to weaken them ahead of the 2027 general elections, even as an APC chieftain has warned that the ADC itself risks internal instability over zoning and the growing influence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the allegation while featuring on a television programme, claiming that the APC had a hand in…

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Finally, Kano Gov. Yusuf sets to defect to APC on Monday

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Yusuf sets to defect

Kano State governor , Abba Kabir-Yusuf, will formally join the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), tomorrow Monday, according to reports. Yusuf, who is the lone governor of New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), is already in Abuja for the final preparations of his defection. Sources familiar with the governor’s defection plans told newsmen that Vice-President, Kashim Shettima and the national chairman of the party, Yitwalda Nentawe will host the governor in Abuja. Already, the party leader in Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, has been recalled from a Dubai trip, just as the state…

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Plateau Gov. Mutfwang defects to APC

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Mutfwang defects

…Pledges unity, as PDP warns of 2027 regrets Governor Caleb Mutfwang, of Plateau State, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the move was taken in the best interest of the state and its people. Mutfwang was formally received into the APC on Thursday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, where the state chairman of the party, Rufus Bature, presented him with his membership card. The defection marks a major political shift in the state’s leadership ahead of the 2027 general…

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