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. 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.
Speaking on a televised interview on Friday, 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, but they are all pandering to one vulnerability or another or looking for an easy way out.
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, while in 2025, Peter Mbah of Enugu State switched allegiance from the PDP to the APC in October.
Recall that 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. Also 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.
