Tag: APC

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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“PDP’ll collapse if I defect to APC” – Wike

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Wike on PDP

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would collapse if he were to defect to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Wike made the remark during his end-of-year media chat in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers state capital yesterday, while responding to questions about whether he would join the ruling party. Recall that Wike’s supporters in the Rivers State House of Assembly, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara, recently left PDP for APC. Wike, however, insisted that he remains a member of PDP and has no…

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Six ex-PDP govs., others present, as APC holds national caucus meeting in P/Villa

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PDP govs. in APC meeting

Six governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are among the governors and party leaders who yesterday attended the ruling party’s caucus meeting at the State House Conference, Abuja. The governors, who dumped the PDP for the APC attending their first caucus meeting of the party are: Sim Fubara, of Rivers State, Peter Mbah, of Enugu State; Sheriff Oborevwori, of Delta State; Douye Diri, of Bayelsa; Pastor Umo Eno, of Akwa-Ibom, and Agbu Kefas, of Taraba State. Also attending the APC…

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Benue IDP camp revelation: “US lawmaker, Rep. biased” – APC Chieftain, Bashir reacts

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Gov. Sani

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Bashir Ahmad, has countered United States lawmaker, Riley Moore on revelation from the Internally-Displaced Persons, (IDP) camp in Benue state. Moore, who represents West Virginia’s Second District in the U.S, was among the congressional delegation that recently came to Nigeria on a fact-finding mission over the claim of Christian genocide in Nigeria had visited Benue IDP camp. In a statement he released on Tuesday night, the US lawmaker confirmed that over 600,000 Christians were displaced in Benue alone. Moore said the victims,…

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Rivers: Gov. Fubara defects to APC

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Fubara defects

…Dissolves cabinet, sacks political appointees Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Fubara made the announcement on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The defection comes only hours after the governor held a closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, a development that had earlier sparked political speculation. Sources disclosed that Fubara arrived at the Presidential Villa dressed in a…

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Ramalan, Ex Chairman Kaduna APC Caucus steps aside from ‘murky’ partisan politics 

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Ramalan steps aside

Aminu Imam Ex-Chairman APC Kaduna State Caucus, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has formally announced his step-aside from active partisan politics after more than four decades.  Ramalan disclosed this in an interview with Voice of Liberty yesterday, December 5th, 2025. According to him, the decision followed “deep reflection” and a profound sense of fulfilment after many years of contributing to State, regional and national development.  Ramalan said it was time to take a well-deserved rest and allow a new generation of leaders to take responsibility for the country’s political direction.…

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“APC may capsize under weight of defections” – Ndume

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Ndume on APC

Former Chief Whip of the Senate and senator representing Borno-South, Ali Ndume, has warned that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may capsize under the weight of ongoing mass defections of governors and lawmakers from opposition parties into its fold. Ndume spoke at the Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture, held at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja on Sunday night. Recall that in recent weeks, Governors of Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno; Delta, Sheriff Oborevwori; Enugu, Peter Mbah; and Bayelsa, Douye Diri, have all dumped the PDP for the APC. Consequently,…

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Kano: APC Woman leader, over 100 supporters decamp to NNPP 

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Kano APC Woman leader

A major political shift has hit Kano State, as an APC woman leader, Hajiya Sabuwa Tarai and more than 100 of her supporters have defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP). The group moved from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Tarai, Kibiya local government area, and pledged full support to Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf’s administration. The defectors were received by the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu A. Kibiya. He welcomed the group into the NNPP fold and urged them to contribute to strengthening the party…

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APC sweeps Southern Kaduna, secures total political control

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APC sweeps Southern Kaduna

…Gov. Sani hailed for grassroots leadership, party unity The All Progressives Congress (APC) has achieved a clean sweep in Southern Kaduna, cementing its dominance across all levels of government in the senatorial district. According to party officials, the APC now occupies every elective seat in the area — a feat unprecedented in the region’s political history. The ruling party holds the Senatorial seat, all five House of Representatives positions, 9 State Assembly seats, 8 local government chairmanships, and all 87 councillorship positions. A brief statement from the party yesterday described…

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