Europe EditionPDP senators decide to join APC after meeting with Tinubu in Aso Villa
- On Friday, May 9, 2025, three senators from the Peoples Democratic Party held a meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where they engaged in discussions with President Bola Tinubu.
- The meeting, which included APC National Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and various state governors, focused on the potential defection of the three senators to the ruling APC amid ongoing shifts within Nigerian political parties.
- The senators—Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi, and Garba Maidoki—are all from Kebbi State and known critics of Tinubu's administration, especially on security and appointments issues.
- Dr. Ganduje said, "we sought the president's blessing for the resolution," which Tinubu granted, and the senators are expected to formalize their switch on the Senate floor by the following Tuesday.
- This defection will increase APC's Senate majority, weaken the PDP, and reflects Nigeria's fluid political alliances ahead of the 2027 elections with broader implications for governance and party dynamics.
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More defection looms as three PDP senators meet with Tinubu
The lawmakers were led to the meeting by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje. The post More defection looms as three PDP senators meet with Tinubu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
PDP senators decide to join APC after meeting with Tinubu in Aso Villa
Three senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have formally agreed to dump their party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after meeting President Bola Tinubu. The decision was reached after hours of discussion with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, May 9, 2025. The lawmakers involved in the defection include Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garb…
Tinubu Holds Private Talks with Three PDP Senators as Defection Wave Continues
ABUJA, Nigeria — Three senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, May 9, 2025, intensifying speculation about a fresh wave of defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The senators — Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki (Kebbi South) — were accompanied to the meeting by AP…
Tinubu Welcomes Defection of Three Kebbi Senators to APC
Three senators from Kebbi State have formally met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja to declare their decision to defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The senators—Adamu Aliero of Kebbi Central, Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi of Kebbi North, and Garba Maidoki of Kebbi South—were prominent figures within the PDP before choosing to align with the APC. Their move is cons…
Defections and rumours of defections, by Monday Philips Ekpe
*The increasing inter-party migrations in Nigeria are undermining democratic ideals and practices, MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE warns. Bring it on, Nigerian politicians! What else can they do now to shock those who know them well? They have become so predictable in their self-centeredness that most of the citizens they claim to serve have resigned to a […] The post Defections and rumours of defections, by Monday Philips Ekpe appeared first on Freedom Onl…
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