The All Progressives Congress, APC, has revealed that at the least 4 incumbent governors from opposition events are presently in superior discussions to defect to the ruling occasion earlier than the tip of 2025.
In accordance with APC, this transfer kinds a part of its wider technique to strengthen its affect and broaden its presence forward of the 2027 basic elections.
Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, the occasion’s Nationwide Vice Chairman (South-East), revealed this in an interview, figuring out the governors of Plateau, Taraba, Rivers, and Abia states as those being focused.
“It’s a risk that the Plateau governor will be a part of us likewise his Taraba counterpart. We’re additionally wanting ahead to receiving Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State in our midst,” Arodiogbu stated.
He added that talks with the governors have reached a complicated stage and that their defection might occur “within the coming weeks.”
“These are all excessive potentialities. We count on that to occur within the coming weeks earlier than our congresses. Most of those defections are anticipated to occur earlier than the tip of this 12 months. As soon as they occur, it’s going to additional affirm that the APC stays the dominant and most organised political platform in Nigeria,” he acknowledged.
Arodiogbu attributed the occasion’s increasing affect to its reform-oriented agenda and inclusive method, which he stated proceed to attract distinguished political figures from throughout the nation.
He added, “The fact is that the APC has grown into a house for all progressives. Our progress isn’t simply in numbers but additionally within the high quality of management. Governors and different political figures are more and more recognising that this occasion gives stability and route for Nigeria’s democracy.”
In accordance with him, the nationwide chairman has at all times upheld an open-door coverage for politicians wanting to hitch the occasion.
“The nationwide chairman has emphasised that the APC stays open to all. We’re welcoming people of goodwill who assist President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” he stated.
Arodiogbu expressed his perception that the anticipated defections would reinforce the APC forward of the 2025 congresses and enhance the occasion’s prospects for the 2027 elections.
