Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has revealed that more governors and top politicians are expected to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. His comments come just weeks after a significant opposition coalition adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform to challenge the ruling party.
Speaking during a televised interview on Sunday, Governor Sule dismissed allegations of persecution by the APC-led government, maintaining that the party’s recent influx of political figures is the result of strategic planning.
“We keep getting more and more governors from the PDP joining us. Very soon, you will hear another governor joining us,” Sule said. “These are all part of the plans—they’re not happening just by magic.”
The governor acknowledged the formation of the new opposition coalition but asserted that the APC is equally preparing its own counter-strategy. “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,” he added.
The opposition coalition, formally unveiled on July 2 at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, saw several prominent political leaders—including Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Ireti Kingibe, Dele Momodu, Emeka Ihedioha, and Dino Melaye—rally behind the ADC. The coalition named former Senate President David Mark as interim national chairman and ex-Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola as interim secretary.
Responding to claims by ADC leaders that politicians are afraid to join the opposition due to threats of persecution, Governor Sule rejected the notion. “Jonathan’s era is completely different from this era. We didn’t go through the challenges we’re facing now during his time,” he said. “The calibre of people that came together to form the APC… is not the same kind of thing you’re seeing in this new opposition.”
While the ADC coalition is being hailed by supporters as a potential game-changer in the upcoming elections, critics aligned with the APC have questioned its viability, pointing to internal differences and structural weaknesses.
With realignments on both sides of the political divide accelerating, Nigeria’s road to the 2027 elections is shaping up to be one of the most contested in recent history.
