Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has disclosed that more governors and other political heavyweights are expected to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, refuting speculations of intimidation and witch-hunt levelled against the party.
The governor, who made this statement on Sunday when he
appeared on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, stated that the
APC was actively strategising ahead of the 2027 general election in response to
the emergence of a coalition formed by opposition leaders.
“Yes, we have discussed. And it is not something, actually,
that I will disclose here. You know, as they are planning, we are planning. We
are in politics. We’re not just sitting down watching them plan. So as they
plan, we plan. And at the end of the day, the better plans will take over.
“We keep getting more and more governors from the PDP
joining us. Very soon, you will hear another governor joining us. You hear
every day about senators decamping and coming back to the APC. Every day. These
are all part of the plans, they’re not happening just by magic,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that the gathering saw leaders of various
political blocs adopt the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as a unified
platform to challenge the APC in the next presidential election.
It will be recalled that at the meeting, the founder of the
ADC, Ralph Nwosu, presented the party’s membership card to former Senate
President David Mark and former Osun governor Rauf Aregbesola, who were
announced as the interim national chairman and secretary of the coalition,
respectively.
The event brought together several prominent figures,
including Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,
ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi, Senator Ireti Kingibe, Dele
Momodu, Emeka Ihedioha, Dino Melaye, among others.
The Nasarawa governor also dismissed the allegations by the
ADC that some politicians were hesitant to join the opposition coalition due to
persecution by the APC-led government.
DAILY POST reports that while the ADC coalition has been
hailed in some quarters as a potential game-changer, others, including pro-APC
voices, have questioned its structure and sustainability ahead of the 2027
elections.
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