9 articles tagged with “political defections”
Political movements across Nigeria signal early jockeying for the 2027 elections, with defection talks involving PDP governors and succession battles within the APC raising questions about party cohesion.
Nigeria's Court of Appeal ruled Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa ineligible to seek another term in office, while the ruling APC gains momentum with Governor Dauda Lawal's defection from PDP ahead of 2027 polls.
Nigeria's ruling party faces potential mass defections starting April as lawmakers worry about party primaries, while the electoral commission warns citizens to lower expectations for the 2027 general election.
President Bola Tinubu will formally consider Tunji Disu's appointment as Inspector-General of Police at Monday's Nigeria Police Council meeting, while the ruling APC attributes recent high-profile defections to governance performance rather than political inducements.
Nigeria's main opposition party faces unprecedented hemorrhaging of elected officials to rival parties, while political commentators warn that weak resistance to attacks on opposition leaders threatens the country's democratic pluralism.
The People's Democratic Party confronts its gravest political crisis in years as Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri defects to the ruling APC alongside his entire cabinet, while 25 Osun State legislators abandon the party for Accord Party amid intensifying internal factionalism.
Nigeria's political opposition faces upheaval as Osun State's speaker leads 24 lawmakers from PDP to Accord Party, while Adamawa Governor Fintiri's defection to APC triggers internal recriminations and ADC South-South leaders reject established presidential candidates.
Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress secured victories in five of six Federal Capital Territory area councils amid historically low voter turnout, while opposition defections continue to reshape the country's political landscape.
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba will contest the Johannesburg mayoral seat against DA's Helen Zille, while Nigeria's PDP faces internal turmoil with Senator Binos Yaroe's resignation—two developments signalling broader shifts in African political alignments.