The African Democratic Congress has accused governors joining the All Progressives Congress of lacking character, saying their moves are driven by personal convenience rather than conviction.
Speaking to newsmen, ADC National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said, “We don’t have any governors because these governors that are joining the ruling party are not doing so because they are convinced about anything going on in APC. They are all pandering to one vulnerability or another or looking for an easy way out.
“It takes conviction. It takes character. It takes courage. It takes belief in the nation itself for you to join the opposition party even while you are a sitting governor, and that’s what these individuals lack. And it’s easy for them to go and join the ruling. But we are not bothered about that.”
His remarks come against the backdrop of a spate of high‑profile defections to the APC over the past year, significantly reshaping Nigeria’s political map.
In Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori left the Peoples Democratic Party for the APC in April 2025, bringing with him his deputy and senior officials.
In June 2025, Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom State, formally defected from the PDP to the APC after months of speculation, triggering realignments within the state’s political structure.
Also in 2025, Peter Mbah of Enugu State switched allegiance from the PDP to the APC in October.
More recently, Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers State, defected from the PDP to the APC in December 2025, weeks after a mass defection of state lawmakers and amid ongoing political realignment in the South‑South region.
Another governor, Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, resigned from the PDP and joined the APC in November 2025, with scores of state assembly members also crossing to the ruling party.
Abdullahi also described the APC as the “greatest threat to Nigerian democracy”, accusing the party of systematically undermining opposition and creating a false sense of inevitability around the 2027 elections. He said the APC was deliberately projecting the 2027 election as already decided.
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